ফজর

See also: ফরজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فجر (fajr), from Arabic فَجْر (fajr). Compare Hindustani فجر / फ़जर (fajar).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fɔdʒoɾ/, [ˈfɔdʒoɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fɔdʑoɹ/, [ˈfɔdʑoɹ]

Noun

ফজর • (phojor) (objective ফজর (phojor) or ফজরকে (phojroke), genitive ফজরের (phojrer), locative ফজরে (phojre))

  1. dawn, daybreak
    ফজর তো হল এখন ছোটহাজরি জন্যে একটা গাঙ্গ ফড়িং পেলে হয় ভালো
    phojor to holo ekhon choṭohajrir jonye ekṭa gaṅg phoṛiṅ pele hoẏ bhalō
    The dawn has come, now it would be good to get a grasshopper for breakfast
    - Abanindranath Tagore
  2. (Islam) fajr, the first of the five daily prayers
    আওয়াল ওক্তে ফজরের নামাজ
    aōẇal ōkte phojorer namaj
    In the first prayer-time, it is the namaz of fajr
    - Abul Mansur Ahmed

References

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