Sylheti

A person from the North-Eastern district of Bangladesh and people of such descent. Sylhetis have a lot of pride in their Bengali sub-culture. They are hard working people who remember their roots whilst keeping up with the modern world as best they can.

A dialect of the Bengali language spoken by people of the North-Eastern district of Bangladesh and by people who are of such descent.

Guy: Yo, where you off to man?
Sylheti Guy: I'm off to prayer man, then I have to head home or my mom will wait up.
Guy: Damn. Respect and kudos to you bro. You are one true Sylheti.

Sylheti by Elmo's Number One Fan October 27, 2011

Sylheti

A person originating from the Northeastern town of Sylhet in Bangladesh. Sylheti also refers to the dialect of Bangla these people speak there. You will find Sylhetis in almost every corner of the planet and especially in London, Birmingham, UK and in New York, USA.

Sylhetis tend to dislike non-sylhetis of all type, especially other Bangladeshis who they refer to as Noakhali or Dhakkaiya irrespective of where these people actually come from. They consider non-sylheti Bangladeshis to be selfish, untrustworthy and lacking their own considerable generosity, especially to strangers. A Sylheti generally thinks other Bangladeshis to be scroungers who are sponging off their incomes and their natural resources and who should be kept as far away from as is possible. As you can imagine, other Bangladeshis are not too fond of Sylhetis.

Are you Sylheti?

Sylheti by Mak33 March 19, 2010

Sylheti

The Sylhetis are an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group that are associated with the Sylhet region in South Asia, specifically in northeast of Bengal presently divided between the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, and the Karimganj district of Assam, India. Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by an estimated 11 million people, primarily in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, the Barak Valley and Hojai district of Assam, and North Tripura and Unakoti district of Tripura, India. It is a member of the Bengali-Assamese languages, and is called either a dialect of Bengali or a separate language. Although linguists consider it an independent language, for many speakers, it forms the diglossic vernacular while standard Bengali forms the codified lect. Historically, it was written with the Sylhet Nagri alphabet but now commonly uses the Bengali alphabet.

"He is Sylheti"
"I am eating Sylheti salad"
"Do you speak Sylheti?"
"He is from Sylhet"
"It is written in Sylheti"

Sylheti by mo1456 November 22, 2021

Sylheti

People who are originally from India and came to the Bangladesh region when India was under British control. These people are not native people of Bangladesh, they are from India.

I think he's Sylheti.

Sylheti by Bangladesh History Teacher September 12, 2020

Sylheti

People who are originally from India and came to the Bangladesh region when India was under British control. These people are not native people of Bangladesh, they are from India.

Yo is he Sylheti?

Sylheti by Bangladesh History Teacher September 12, 2020

SiL- Sylhet in London 

Refering to the grouping of people in a home away from home, i.e from/parents from Sylhet- now in London. A collective of like minded Sylhetis for the purpose of learning about our culture, sharing experiences and for charitable causes. Denotes specifically to the most functional and active Sylheti Facebook group.

Together we proceed for the betterment of one and all.

"SiL- Sylhet in London Charity Lunch in aid of Mahmuda Afruz Orphanage 2007"

"SiL- Sylhet in London/ LSE Charity Nasheeds Concert for the victims of Cyclone Sidr"

"SiL- Sylhet in London is an official supporter of the Brick Lane Circle"

SiL- Sylhet in London by A.K.Zaman June 16, 2008

Sylhet 

Name of town and district in the Northeast of Bangladesh. A person originating from Sylhet is called a Sylheti. Sylhetis have their own dialect also called Sylheti.

Sylhet is the burial place of Hazrat Shah Jalal, a sufi saint who travelled there via river, fought with the local hindu king and established Islam in the region. It is also well known for its tea gardens and beautiful natural scenery.

Sylhet has two major rivers, the Surma and the Kushiara and lots of natural resources like gas and oil and a lot of people too.

Sylhetis are generally wealthier than people in other parts of Bangladesh and a lot of them feel miffed about having to support the rest of the country whom they regard as leechers and look down upon with contempt. They derogatorily refer to non-sylheti Bangladeshis as Noakhali or Dhakaiya no matter where these people actually from. Sylhetis are generally more kindly disposed than other people in the country. If you had an accident and have no money for treatment or to get home, almost every Sylheti will get some money to treat you and pay your fare home.

Because of their hatred of non Sylhetis, there is less inter-marriage between Sylhetis and non-sylhetis than in other parts of the country. In fact marriages between Sylhetis and non Sylhetis have known to be boycotted by the relatives of the Sylheti person.

A: Have you been to Sylhet?

B: No, but I hope to go there soon.

Sylhet by Mak33 March 20, 2010