দরূদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দুরূদ (durud)
• দুরুদ (durud)
• দরুদ (dorud)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درود (darōd, darūd, durūd, “greeting”), from Middle Persian drwd (drōd, “well-being, health, welfare”), from Old Persian *druwatā-, from 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 (du-u-ru-u-v /⁠duruva-⁠/, “secure, healthy”), from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰruwás (“firm”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪oɾud̪/, [ˈd̪oɾud̪], /d̪uɾud̪/, [ˈd̪uɾud̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪oɾud̪/, [ˈd̪oɾud̪], /d̪uɾud̪/, [ˈd̪uɾud̪]

Noun

দরূদ • (dorud)

1. (Islam) durood (the uttering of specific phrases to compliment a prophet, especially Muhammad, whenever his name is recited or told)

   নামাজের শেষের কাছাকাছি গিয়ে দরূদ পড়তে হয়।

   namajer śeśer kachakachi giẏe dorud poṛote hoẏ.

   Near the end of the prayer, the durood is recited.

   আল্লাহর দোস্ত মোহাম্মদ মানহ তাহান পদ দরূদ সালাম বহুতর।

   allahor dōsto mōhammod manoho tahan pod dorud salam bohutor.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   —Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan

Derived terms

• দরূদ শরীফ (dorud śoriph)
• দরূদে ইব্রাহীম (dorude ibrahim)
• দরূদে মুহাম্মদ (dorude muhammod)

Related terms

• দুরস্ত (durosto)
• ধ্রুব (dhrub)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “দরুদ, দরূদ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “দরুদ, দরূদ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh