সোয়াদ

Bengali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُعَاد (suʕād, “happiness”).

Alternative forms

• সুয়াদ (śuẏad) — rare

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

Proper noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

1. a male given name, Soad or Suad, from Arabic

Related terms

• সাঈদ (śaid)
• সাদিয়া (śadiẏa)
• মাসুদ (maśud)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

Proper noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

1. the Arabic letter Ṣād (ص)

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाद (svāda). Doublet of স্বাদ (śad).

Alternative forms

• সদ (śod)
• হোয়াদ (hōẇad), হদ (hod) — Vanga

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃo̯ad̪/, [ˈʃo̯ad̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃo̯ad̪/, [ˈʃo̯ad̪]

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Noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

1. taste, flavour, savour, relish

   Synonym: স্বাদ (śad)