জমানা

Bengali

Alternative forms

জামানা (jamana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zamāna), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (ẕmʾnk' /⁠zamānag⁠/), from [script needed] (ẕmʾn /⁠zamān⁠/), from Old Persian *jamānā, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH (“time, hour”, literally “that which arrives”). Cognate with Hindustani زمانہ / ज़माना (zamānā), Gujarati જમાનો (jamāno), Punjabi ਜ਼ਮਾਨਾ (zamānā), Marathi जमाना (jamānā).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔmana/, [ˈdʒɔmanaˑ], /zɔmana/, [ˈzɔmanaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔmana/, [ˈdʑɔmanaˑ], /zɔmana/, [ˈzɔmanaˑ]

Noun

জমানা • (jomana)

age, epoch, era, time; generation
এ জমানার মানুষ এক ই সাথে উন্নত ও ভ্রষ্ট হচ্ছে।
e jomanar manuś ekoi śathe unnot ō bhrośṭo hocche.
In this era, humanity is becoming more advanced and corrupted simultaneously.

References

Accessible Dictionary, “জমানা, জামানা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “জমানা, জামানা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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