بنغلاديش
banghladīsh
بنغلاديش (banghladīsh) is the Arabic word for Bangladesh.
This term is used to refer to the country of Bangladesh.
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is banghladīsh.
Did you know?
- The word بنغلاديش is treated as a feminine noun in Arabic grammar, meaning that adjectives describing the country must also be feminine.
- Due to the lack of a native 'p' sound in Arabic, any historical texts referring to 'Bengal' used ب ('b') as a substitute, which cemented the spelling of بنغلاديش.
- The Arabic script for بنغلاديش uses the letter 'gh' (غ), which represents a voiced velar fricative, a sound that does not exist in the standard English pronunciation of the name.
Examples in context
- كتب النشيد الوطني لكلا الهند و بنغلاديش بواسطة رابندراناث طاغور.The national anthems of both India and Bangladesh were written by Rabindranath Tagore.This sentence is useful for mentioning the national anthems of India and بنغلاديش.Tatoeba #4107261 by fadi, translation #3622949 by sabretou
- عائلتي تأتي من بنغلاديش.My family comes from Bangladesh.
- سأذهب في رحلة إلى بنغلاديش.Sa-adhhabu fi rihla ila Banghladesh.I will go on a trip to Bangladesh.
- هل زرت بنغلاديش من قبل؟Hal zurta Banghladesh min qabl?Have you visited Bangladesh before?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans.
- ليلى Laylaهل تحب السفر إلى بنغلاديش؟Hal tuhibbu al-safara ila Banghladesh?Do you like traveling to Bangladesh?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، أحب بنغلاديش كثيراً.Na'am, uhibbu Banghladesh kathiran.Yes, I like Bangladesh a lot.
- ليلى Laylaمتى ستزورها يا يوسف؟Mata satazuruha ya Yusuf?When will you visit it, Yusuf?
- يوسف Youssefسأذهب إلى هناك في الصيف.Sa-adhhabu ila hunaka fi al-sayf.I will go there in the summer.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
