জাহাঁপনা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali জাহান পনাহ (jahan ponah), from Classical Persian جهان‌پناه (jahān-panāh, “refuge of the world”); equivalent to জাহান (jahan) +‎ পনাহ (ponah). In the Indian subcontinent, the word became an honorific for the Muslim ruler.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒahãpɔna/, [ˈd͡ʒahãpɔnaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑahapɔna/, [ˈdʑahapɔnaˑ]

Noun

জাহাঁপনা • (jahãpona)

1. an honorific used to refer to a Muslim ruler or sultan

   জাদুগরের জাদু দেখে মহান জাহাঁপনা হতভম্ব হয়ে গেলেন।

   jadugrer jadu dekhe mohan jahãpona hotobhombo hoẏe gelen.

   The great king was bewildered when he saw the trick of the magician.