জেলা [ jēlā ] n a district; a county; a shire. ̃দার n. (hist.) the administrator of a district. ̃শাসক n. the district magistrate.

জেলার [ jēlāra ] n a jailor, a jailer, a gaoler.

জেলি [ jēli ] n jelly.

জেলে, জেলিয়া [ jēlē, jēliẏā ] n a fisherman, a fisher (by caste or trade). fem. ̃নি a. fish-wife, a fish-woman. ̃ডিঙি n. a longish open fishing boat. ̃পাড়া n. fishermen's quar ters or colony or parts in a village or town.

জেল্লা [ jēllā ] n lustre, shine, brightness, bril liance, glossiness. জেল্লা ধরানো v. to put a shine on.

জেহাদ [ jēhāda ] n (Mus.) a fight for the cause of religion and also for any other pious object, a holy war, crusade.

জৈন [ jaina ] n an adherent of Jainism, a Jain. ̃ধর্ম n. Jainism.

জৈব [ jaiba ] a organic; of or obtained from a crea ture or animal. ̃রসায়ন n. organic chem istry, biochemistry. ̃সার n. compost.

জো [ jō ] n an opportunity (ঘুমোবার জো নেই); (rare) a suitable time or condition for sowing (জমিতে জো হওয়া).

জোঁক [ jōn̐ka ] n the leech. ছিনেজোঁক a variety of leech that clings pertinaciously to a person or creature whose blood it sucks; (fig.) a pertinacious or insistent or die-hard person.

জোখ, জোক [ jōkha, jōka ] n comparative measurement of a thing by placing it side by side with another object (মাপজোক). জোখ নেওয়া, জোখা, জোকা v. to take a compara tive measurement of a thing by placing it side by side with another object.

জোকার [ jōkāra ] n a sound made by women by moving their tongues rapidly within their mouths in order to accord cordial reception to a person or deity. জোকার দেওয়া v. to make this sound.

জোগাড় [ jōgāḍ় ] n procurement; obtaining, secur ing; collection; preparation, arrange ment. জোগাড় করা v. to procure; to se cure; to collect to make preparations for, to arrange for. জোগাড় করে দেওয়া v. to procure for another, to find for. ̃যন্ত্র n. preparations including procurement of necessary things; securing or procure ment esp. by manipulation of resources (চাকরির জোগাড়যন্ত্র), preparations and ar rangements. জোগাড়িয়া, (pop.) জোগাড়ে a. & n. one adept in procurement or in get ting things; one adept in or employed in making preparations and arrangements; one acting as an assistant; a hodman or hodcarrier.

জোগান [ jōgāna ] n supply, purveyance; finding, supply (কথার জোগান); assistance, help (কাজে জোগান). ̃দার n. a supplier, a pur veyor; an assistant, a helper; a hodman or hodcarrier. জোগানো v. to supply, to purvey; to be found, to be supplied with (কথা জোগানো); to adulate, to flat ter, to humour (মন জোগানো).

জোট [ jōṭa ] n assemblage, collection, union (জোট বাঁধা); a group, a party, a caucus, (dero.) a faction (জোট পাকানো); a knot or tangle (জোট পড়া). জোট করা v. to as semble; to unite. জোট পাকানো v. to form together a party or faction or cau cus; to group together; to form or cause to form into a knot or tangle. জোট বাঁধা v. to be united; to assemble; to form together a party or faction, to group together; to form into a knot or tangle. একজোটে, জোট বেঁধে adv. in a body, all together.

জোড় [ jōḍ় ] n a joint (জোড়ের মুখ); joining, union (জোড় বাঁধা); a pair, a couple (মানিকজোড়); a married couple (জোড়ে আসা) one of a pair (জো়ড় মেলানো); a piece of loincloth and a scarf (চেলির জোড়). ☐ a. joined, folded (জোড়হাতে); grafted (জোড়কলম); even (জোড়সংখ্যা). জোড় করা v. to fold (as one's hands). জোড় বাঁধা v. to unite; to join; to pair. জোড় বাঁধানো v. to cause to unite or join or pair. জোড় মেলানো v. to find one to pair with; to pair. জোড়ে আসা v. (chiefly of a married couple) to come in pair. ̃সংখ্যা an even number. ̃কলম n. a graft. করজোড়ে, ̃হাতে adv. with folded hands. জোড়ে জোড়ে adv. by or in pair.

জোড়া² [ jōḍ়ā² ] a two (জোড়া পাঁঠা). ☐ n. a pair, a couple; one of a pair or couple; an equal; a joint or joining (জোড়া খুলে গেছে). জোড়া দেওয়া v. to join.

জোড়াতালি [ jōḍ়ātāli ] n a patchwork. জোড়াতালি দেওয়া v. to mend clumsily, to patch; (fig.) to patch up; to make up temporarily. জোড়াতালি দিয়ে কাজ চালানো to manage somehow with whatever comes ready to hand.

জোত [ jōta ] n agricultural land or property; an agricultural farm held on proprietary basis, a farm; a rope for binding a bull or a yoke or plough etc., a halter. ̃জমা n. landed property, pieces or parcels of land for cultivation. ̃দ়ড়ি n. ropes or straps that fasten a bullock or a draught-animal to the yoke. ̃দার n. the owner of a proprietary agricultural farm; a big and rich farmer; a landlord.

জোনাকি [ jōnāki ] n the firefly, the glow-worm.

জোব্বা [ jōbbā ] n (Mus.) a kind of long and loose fitting outer garment for males.

জোয়ান¹ [ jōẏāna¹ ] n caraway, ptychotis.

জোয়ান² [ jōẏāna² ] n a young man, a strong or stout man, (pol.) a soldier. ☐ a. young; strong, stout.

জোয়ার¹ [ jōẏāra¹ ] n high tide, flow tide, flow. জোয়ার-ভাটা n. ebb and flow, high and low tides.

জোয়ার² [ jōẏāra² ] n durra, millet, jowar. জোয়ারি a. made of jowar, jowari.

জোয়াল [ jōẏāla ] n a yoke. জোয়ালে বাঁধা v. to yoke.

জোর [ jōra ] n strength, power, might, force; violence (রোদের জোর); severity; loud ness (গলার জোর). firmness; keenness (চোখের জোর); emphasis (কথার জোর); claim or right (মাতৃস্নেহের উপর সন্তানের জোর). ☐ a. forceful, strong, violent; se vere; urgent (জোর তলব); unexpect edly fortunate or good (জোর বরাত); quick, swift (জোর কদম). জোর করা, জোর খাটানো v. to force; to insist (on). ̃জবরদস্তি same as জবরদস্তি । ̃জুলুম n. violence; pressure; pressurizing; perti nacity; oppression. জোর তলব n. an ur gent call. জোর দেওয়া v. to put an em phasis on, to emphasize; to strengthen. জোর বরাত n. a very good luck. জোর বলা v. to say or use just the word for; to make the most appropriate comment. জোর হওয়া v. to become strong or se vere or keen or emphatic. জোরে জোরে adv. quickly; forcefully. ̃সে adv. forcibly; with force; using force; vio lently.

জোরাজুরি, জোরাজোরি [ jōrājuri, jōrājōri ] n display or use of force, violence; insistence.

জোরালো [ jōrālō ] a strong, powerful, forceful; forcible.

জোরু [ jōru ] a a wife.

জোল, জোলা¹ [ jōla, jōlā¹ ] n a narrow and long outlet for water, a narrow ditch.

জোলা² [ jōlā² ] n a Mohammedan weaver. fem. জোলানি ।

জোলাপ, জোলাব [ jōlāpa, jōlāba ] n a purgative, a cathartic; (loos) a laxative.

-জ্ঞ [ -jña ] sfx knowing, conversant, versed (শাস্ত্রজ্ঞ , বিশেষজ্ঞ , সময়জ্ঞ).

জ্ঞাত [ jñāta ] a conversant, versed; aware of, in formed; known.

জ্ঞাতব্য [ jñātabya ] a that which is to be learnt or known; worth knowing or learning.

জ্ঞাতসারে [ jñātasārē ] adv to one's knowledge; know ingly, deliberately.

জ্ঞাতা [ jñātā ] a conversant, au fait, informed, aware of; experienced.

জ্ঞাতি [ jñāti ] n a kinsman (fem: a kinswoman). ̃কুটুম্ব n. pl. kinsfolk and other rela tions. ̃গোষ্ঠী n. pl. kinsmen, kinsfolk, kith and kin; near relations. ̃ত্ব n. kin ship; relationship. ̃বৈর n. blood-feud. vendetta; (also) internecine quarrel or enmity. ̃ভাই n. a cousin; a kinsman.

জ্ঞান [ jñāna ] n wisdom; knowledge, enlighten ment, light; intelligence, information; understanding, cognition; conscious ness (জ্বরের ঘোরে জ্ঞান হারানো); feeling, sense, sensation (ক্ষুধাতৃষ্ণাজ্ঞান); consid eration, judgement (তৃণসম জ্ঞান); dis cretion (ভালোমন্দ জ্ঞান); learning, expe rience; philosophical knowledge, real ization; command of fundamentals (তত্বজ্ঞান); (theol. & phil.) gnosis. জ্ঞান করা v. to regard, to count; to consider; to feel; to conceive; to resuscitate. জ্ঞান দেওয়া v. to impart knowledge, to en lighten; to make wise; (fig.) to open one's eyes; (coll.) to put one wise, to wise up; to teach. জ্ঞান পাওয়া v. to earn knowledge, to be enlightened; to be come wise; (fig.) to have one's eyes opened; (coll.) to wise up, to be taught; to regain one's consciousness. জ্ঞান হওয়া v. to regain one's consciousness; to be wise; to grow in wisdom. জ্ঞান হারানো v. to swoon; to lose one's sense, to be beside oneself (ক্রোধে জ্ঞান হারানো). ̃কাণ্ড n. the philosophical or epistemo logical portion of the Vedas; (coll.) in telligence and discretion, common sense. ̃কৃত a. deliberate, wilful. ̃গম্য a. cognizable, knowable. ̃গম্যি n. (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃গর্ভ a. full of knowl edge and wisdom; imparting knowl edge and wisdom, enlightening, in structive. ̃গোচর a. lying within the range of knowledge, knowable. জ্ঞানগোচর হওয়া v. to come within the range of knowledge, to become know able or cognizable. ̃চক্ষু n. knowledge conceived as sight, enlightened eyes; awareness; enlightenment. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of knowledge. ̃ত adv. knowingly. ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষা n. thirst for knowledge. ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত a. thirsty for knowledge. ̃দ a. imparting knowl edge, enlightening. ̃পবন n. (coll.) in telligence and discretion, common sense. ̃পাপী a. & n. one who commits sins wilfully or consciously. ˜পিপাসা same as ̃তৃষ়্ণা । ̃পিপাসু same as ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত । ̃বতী fem. of ̃বান । ̃বাদ n. the doctrine that knowledge is the (only) way to salvation, Gnosticism. ̃বাদী a. & n. one who adheres to this doctrine, Gnostic. ˜বান a. wise; know ing; learned. ̃বিজ্ঞান a. knowledge and science, knowledge general and scien tific, (cp.) arts and science; knowledge spiritual and temporal. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. con trary to (one's) knowledge or informa tion. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. as venerable as an old man because of one's profound wis dom or knowledge; wise and experi enced. ̃ব্রত n. ardent search for knowledge. ̃ব্রতী a. & n. one who seeks knowledge ardently, deeply de voted to the pursuit of knowledge. fem. ˜ব্রতিনী । ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a repertory of knowledge and wisdom. ̃ময় a. full of knowledge and wisdom. (জ্ঞানময় পুরুষ); imparting knowledge and wisdom, en lightening (জ্ঞানময় জগত্). ̃মার্গ n. knowledge considered as the way to salvation. ̃যোগ n. austere search for knowledge in order to attain salvation. ̃যোগী a. & n. one who searches for knowledge austerely in order to attain salvation. ˜রহিত a. devoid of knowl edge; ignorant; foolish; unconscious, swooned. ̃লাভ n. attainment of knowledge; regaining of conscious ness: (coll.) state of being wised up. জ্ঞানলাভ করা same as জ্ঞান পাওয়া । ̃লিপ্সা n. ardent desire for attaining knowl edge. ̃লিপ্সু a. ardently desirous of at taining knowledge. ̃শালী same as ̃বান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শূন্য same as ̃রহিত । ̃সঞ্চার n. act of bringing back to consciousness; act of regaining con sciousness; infusion of knowledge, en lightenment, resuscitation. ̃হারা same as ̃রহিত । ̃হীন same as ̃রহিত ।

জ্ঞানাঙ্কুর [ jñānāṅkura ] n (lit.) the sprout of knowledge; (fig.) the first infusion of knowledge, the dawning of knowledge.

জ্ঞানাঞ্জন [ jñānāñjana ] n knowledge conceived as coll yrium or an eye-opener; enlightenment.