তরফদার
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side, section”) + -দার (-dar).
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɾofd̪aɾ/, [ˈt̪ɔɾofd̪aɾ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɹofd̪aɹ/, [ˈt̪ɔɹofd̪aɹ]
Noun edit
তরফদার • (torophdar) (objective তরফদার (torophdar) or তরফদারকে (torophdarke), genitive তরফদারের (torophdarer), locative তরফদারে (torophdare))
- The holder of a taraf; a former administrative subdivision in Bengal. This role used to be passed down hereditarily.
- Synonym: তহশিলদার (tohśildar)
- partisan, adherent
Derived terms edit
- তরফদারি (torophdari)
Proper noun edit
তরফদার • (torophdar)
- a surname from Persian or Arabic
References edit
- Accessible Dictionary, “তরফদার” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “তরফদার” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh