Where does “আশুরা” come from?
আশুরা (Bengali) comes from Persian عاشورا, from Arabic عَاشُورَاء — tenth, tenth day.
Ancestry of “আশুরা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | عاشورا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَاشُورَاء | tenth, tenth day |
আশুরা (Bengali) comes from Persian عاشورا, from Arabic عَاشُورَاء — tenth, tenth day.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | عاشورا | — |
| 2 | Arabic | عَاشُورَاء | tenth, tenth day |