Arabic influence on Sher Shah abadi dialect

Abstract

Modern Bengali is originated from different spoken Bengali dialects. Sher Shah Abadi Dialect is one of such distinctive spoken Bengali that is used by the Sher Shah Abadi Community. This dialect comprises a lot of Arabic words and phrases. The ancestral abode of this community was Shershahbad Pargana that covered the areas of Gaur, the capital city of Bengal. Bengali language was developed with Arabic and Persian vocabularies, by the independent Muslim rulers in Bengal. Sher Shah Abadi Dialect was the communicative and administrative Bengali during Sher Shah and Sur dynasty in Bengal.