ফেরেশতা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফেরেস্তা (pheresta), ফেরেসতা (phereśota), ফেরেশ্তা (phereśta)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرشته (firišta). Cognate with Hindustani فرشتہ / फ़रिश्ता (fariśtā), Punjabi ਫ਼ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ (fariśtā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /feɾeʃt̪a/, [ˈfeɾeʃt̪aˑ], /feɾest̪a/, [ˈfeɾest̪aˑ], /pʰeɾeʃt̪a/, [ˈpʰeɾeʃt̪aˑ], /pʰeɾest̪a/, [ˈpʰeɾest̪aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /feɹeʃt̪a/, [ˈfeɹeʃt̪aˑ], /feɹest̪a/, [ˈfeɹest̪aˑ], /pʰeɹeʃt̪a/, [ˈpʰeɹeʃt̪aˑ], /pʰeɹest̪a/, [ˈpʰeɹest̪aˑ]

Noun

ফেরেশতা • (phereśota)

1. (Islam) angel