সেহরি
sehri
Suhoor in Bengali is সেহরি (sehri).
সেহরি refers to the meal eaten by Muslims before dawn during the month of Ramadan. You can use this noun to discuss the meal itself or combine it with other words to describe specific contexts, such as সেহরি বেলা to refer to the time window for eating the meal.
How do you pronounce it?
sehri
Did you know?
- In some parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, the tradition of waking neighbors for সেহরি involves groups of people walking through the streets playing drums or shouting to ensure the community does not miss the meal.
- The Bengali word সেহরি is not a direct loan from Arabic, but actually a Persian adaptation of the Arabic root that settled in the Bengal region.
- In many Bengali households, the noun সেহরি (sehri) is transformed into a functional verb phrase, 'সেহরি করানো' (sehri korano), which describes the specific act of waking others up to ensure they eat before the fast begins.
Examples in context
- সেহরি শেষ করতে হবে।Sehri shesh korte hobe.I must finish my suhoor.
- আজ সেহরি খুব ভালো ছিল।Aj sehri khub bhalo chilo.Today's suhoor was very good.
Example conversation
A couple is in the kitchen early in the morning during Ramadan.
- মৌমিতা Moumitaসেহরি কি তৈরি?Sehri ki toiri?Is the suhoor ready?
- রাহুল Rahulহ্যাঁ, খাবার তৈরি।Hae, khabar toiri.Yes, the food is ready.
- মৌমিতা Moumitaতাহলে চলো খেয়ে নিই।Tahole cholo kheye nei.Then let's eat.
- রাহুল Rahulঠিক আছে, মৌমিতা।Thik ache, Moumita.Alright, Moumita.
