ꠁꠝꠣꠘ

Sylheti

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).

Noun

ꠁꠝꠣꠘ • (iman)

1. (religion) faith, belief
   • ꠀꠟ-ꠝꠍꠤꠞ ꠃꠙꠞꠦ ꠁꠝꠣꠘ ꠀꠘꠟꠦ ꠎꠦꠛꠟꠣ ꠜꠞꠡꠣ ꠝꠤꠟꠦ (Bible in Sylheti, Philippians 2:1)

     al-Mosír ufre iman anle zebla bórośa mile

     If there be therefore any consolation in Christ (KJV)

     (literally, “in the faith in the Messiah”)

2. fidelity, honesty, conscience, integrity

Derived terms

• ꠁꠝꠣꠘꠖꠣꠞ (imandar)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “iman”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.