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Where does “ফৌজ” come from?

ফৌজ (Bengali) comes from Persian فوج, from Arabic فَوْج — group; regiment, battalion, crowd.

ফৌজ (Bengali): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “ফৌজ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفوجgroup, company; a regiment
2Arabicفَوْجgroup; regiment, battalion, crowd

Words derived from “ফৌজ”

  • ফৌজি
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