আফজল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আফজাল (aphjal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افضل (afzal), derived from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, “best”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /afd͡ʒɔl/, [ˈafd͡ʒɔl]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /afdʑɔl/, [ˈafdʑɔl]

Adjective

আফজল • (aphjol) (comparative আরও আফজল, superlative সবচেয়ে আফজল)

1. good, better

   Synonym: ভাল (bhal)

   গালি দেওয়ার চেয়ে চুপ থাকা আফজল।

   gali deōẇar ceẏe cup thaka aphjol.

   It is better to stay silent than to swear.

Proper noun

আফজল • (aphjol)

1. a male given name from Arabic, Afzal

Usage notes

More common as আফজাল (aphjal)

Related terms

Bengali terms derived from the Arabic root ف ض ل (0 c, 3 e)

References

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