তরফদার
Bengali
Etymology
From Bengali suffixed formation তরফ (tôrôph) + -দার (-dar), ultimately from Arabic طَرَف (ṭaraf, “side, section”) + Classical Persian دار (“dār”).
Noun
তরফদার • (tôrôfdar) (objective তরফদার or তরফদারকে, genitive তরফদারের, locative তরফদারে)
- The holder of a taraf; a former administrative subdivision in Bengal. This role used to be passed down hereditarily.
- Synonym: তহসিলদার (tôhsildar)
- partisan, adherent
- A Bengali family name or surname
Derived terms
- তরফদারী (tôrôfdarī)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “তরফদার” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “তরফদার” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh