• Bengali Word পত্তন English definition (noun) 1 town; city; port. 2 colony; settlement. 3 lease; settlement; tenure: তালুকের পত্তন. 4 foundation; setting up: establishment; institution; base; construction; groundwork. 5 beginning; commencement; onset. 6 length: কোঁচার পত্তন. পত্তন করা (verb transitive) 1 found; set up ;lay the foundation of; establish; construct; institute; inaugurate. 2 begin; commence. পত্তন দেওয়া (verb transitive) settle; lease out. পত্তন নেওয়া (verb transitive) come into possession by dint of a lease/ settlement. পত্তনদার (noun) (middle class) tenure-holder; leaseholder. পত্তনপাল, পত্তনাধ্যক্ষ (noun(s)) port-commissioner.