সিরাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj) which borrowed it from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Its related synonym is চেরাগ (cerag).

Noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

lamp, candle
রাজা র সিরাজ তুমি।
rajar śiraj tumi.
You are the lamp of the king.
- Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan
1. (figurative) a bright person

Proper noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

a male given name, Siraj, from Arabic

Derived terms

সিরাজুদ্দৌলা (śirajuddōula)
সিরাজগঞ্জ (śirajogonj)
সিরাজম মুনীরা (śirajom munira)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “সিরাজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “সিরাজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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