পরহেজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرهیز (parhēz, “diet”) which is from Middle Persian pʾhlyc (pahrēz, “defence; care”).

Noun

পরহেজ • (pôrhez) (objective পরহেজ (porhej) or পরহেজকে (porhejoke), genitive পরহেজের (porhejer), locative পরহেজে (porheje))

  1. abstinence, abstaining
    পাকা মুসল্লির মত সকল বিষয়েই বেশ পরহেজ করিয়া চলে
    paka musôllir môtô śôkôl biśôẏei beś pôrhez kôriẏa côle
    In all matters, he practices much abstinence, just like a pure Muslim that establishes his prayer.
    - Qazi Imdadul Haq
  2. medical regimen, diet
  3. caution

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