নওবৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

নওবত (nôubôt)
নৌবৎ (nōubot)
নৌবত (nōubot)
নহবত (nôhbôt)
নহবৎ (nôhbôt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nawbat), which is derived from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba, “turn, shift”). Cognate with Armenian նոպա (nopa), Maltese newba, French nouba and Turkish nöbet.

Noun

নওবৎ • (nôubôt) (objective নওবৎ (noōbot) or নওবৎকে (noōbotke), genitive নওবতের (noōboter), locative নওবতে (noōbote))

A large round drum for making a special sound at the monarch's door every morning and evening or every hour.
Sophisticated harmony of sanai etc.; Dunduvi or Badya.

Derived terms

শাহী নওবত (śahī nôubôt)
নওবতখানা (nôubôtkhana)
জানের উপর নওবত তোলা (janer upôr nôubôt tola)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “নওবত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “নওবত, নহবত” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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