Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرحوم (marhūm), from Arabic مَرْحُوم (marḥūm, literally recipient of mercy). Cognate with Hindustani مرحوم / मरहूम (marhūm), Punjabi ਮਰਹੂਮ (marhūm), Gujarati મરહૂમ (marhūm), Sindhi مَرَحُومُ / मरहूम (marhūm).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

মরহুম (morhum) (comparative আরও মরহুম, superlative সবচেয়ে মরহুম, feminine মরহুমা)

  1. the late, deceased (male)

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