বন্দেগী

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See also: বন্দা and বন্দী

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندگی (bandagī).

Noun

বন্দেগী • (bondegi) (objective বন্দেগী (bondegi) or বন্দেগীকে (bondegike), genitive বন্দেগীর (bondegir), locative বন্দেগীতে (bondegite))

  1. worship
    Synonym: এবাদত (ebadot)
    চব্বিশ ঘন্টাই যাহারা... এবাদত বন্দেগীতে ব্যস্ত
    côbbiś ghônṭai jahara... ebadôt bôndegite baeśtô
    For 24 hours, those that are... busied in worship.
    - Abul Mansur Ahmad
  2. servitude, slavery
    Synonym: গোলামী (gōlami)
    বান্দা যাহারা বন্দেগী ছাড়া কি দিবে তাহারা শাহন্‌শাহ্
    banda jahara bondegi chaṛa ki dibe tahara śahon‌śah‌
    Servants, who have nothing more to give than their servitude, they are the Emperors.
    - Kazi Nazrul Islam
  3. humble salutation (archaic)
    Synonym: সেলাম (selam)
    বন্দেগী করিবে বান্দা জামিনে ঠুকিয়া
    bôndegi kôribe banda jamine ṭhukiẏa
    The servant will perform salutations lying on the ground
    - Bharatchandra Ray

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