A Grammar of the Bengal Language

Grammar of the Bengal Language
Entire title page of the book
Title page of the book, edition 1778
AuthorNathaniel Brassey Halhed
Original titleA Grammar of the Bengal Language
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBengali grammar
GenreGrammar
Published1778
Publication placeBengal Presidency
Media typePrinted
Pages217 (first edition)
OCLC457571405
Preceded byA Code of Gentoo Laws (1776) 

A Grammar of the Bengal Language is a 1778 modern Bengali grammar book written in English by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed.[1] This is the first grammar book of the Bengali language that used Bengali types in print for the first time.[2][3] The book, published in 1778, was probably printed from the Mr. Andrews’ press in Hooghly, Bengal Presidency.[4]

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References

  1. ^ MA Qayyum (2012). "Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ^ Muhammad Shafiq Hussain (18 February 2007). "The Birth of Bengali language". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ^ "History of Bengali language". bengalitranslation.net. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ Ghulam Moinuddin (December 1985). "Bengali Books: Early publication". Boi [Book] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. p. 16. ISBN 984-07-2928-4.
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