Where does “নওবৎ” come from?

নওবৎ (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian نوبت, from Arabic نوبة, from Arabic نَابَ — to afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a...

নওবৎ (Bengali): A large round drum for making a special sound at the monarch's door every morning and evening or every hour

Definitions

  1. A large round drum for making a special sound at the monarch's door every morning and evening or every hour

Ancestry of “নওবৎ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianنوبت—
2Arabicنوبةchange, alteration, shift, rotation; turn; time,...
3Arabicنَابَto afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a...
Every word from Arabic نَابَ →Every word from Arabic نوبة →Every word from Classical Persian نوبت →