সিরাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj) which borrowed it from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Its related synonym is চেরাগ (cerag).

Noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

1. lamp, candle

   রাজার সিরাজ তুমি।

   rajar śiraj tumi.

   You are the lamp of the king.

   - Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan

   1. (figurative) a bright person

Proper noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

1. a male given name, Siraj, from Arabic

Derived terms

• সিরাজুদ্দৌলা (śirajuddōula)
• সিরাজগঞ্জ (śirajogonj)
• সিরাজম মুনীরা (śirajom munira)

References

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