জালেম

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظالم (zālim), from Arabic ظَالِم (ẓālim). Compare Hindi ज़ालिम (zālim).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒalem/, [ˈdʒalem], /zalem/, [ˈzalem]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑalem/, [ˈdʑalem], /zalem/, [ˈzalem]
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Noun

জালেম • (jalem)

  1. oppressor; persecutor; annoyer
    Synonyms: জুলুমকারী (julumkari), অত্যাচারকারী (ottacarkari)
    খোদা তাঁর কিতাবে বারবার কথা বলেছেন জালেমদের পরিণতি নিয়ে।
    khōda tãr kitabe barbar kotha bolechen jalemoder porinoti niẏe.
    God has talked several times in His book about the fate of the oppressors.

Adjective

জালেম • (jalem) (comparative আরও জালেম, superlative সবচেয়ে জালেম)

  1. oppressive
    Synonym: অত্যাচারী (ottacari)
    জালেম মানুষেরা বেশী দিন টিকে না।
    jalem manuśera beśi din ṭike na.
    Oppressive people don’t survive for long.

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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