আজাদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আযাদ (ajad) — less common

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آزاد (āzād), from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' (/⁠āzād⁠/, “noble; free”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 (*a-z-a-t /⁠āzāta-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. Compare Hindustani آزاد (āzād) / आज़ाद (āzād).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒad̪/, [ˈad͡ʒad̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /adʑad̪/, [ˈadʑad̪]

Adjective

আজাদ • (ajad) (comparative আরও আজাদ, superlative সবচেয়ে আজাদ)

1. free, independent

   Synonyms: স্বাধীন (śadhin), মুক্ত (mukto)

   পেরেশানি হৈতে দেল হইল আজাদ

   pereśani hōite del hoilo ajad

   Heart became free of distress

   - Syed Hamza

Proper noun

আজাদ • (ajad)

1. a male given name, Azad, from Persian
2. a surname, Azad, from Persian

Related terms

• আজাদী (ajadi)
• আজাদ দিল (ajad dil)

References

• “আজাদ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.