पाठ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑːʈʰ/, [päːʈʰ]
Noun
पाठ • (pāṭh) m
- learning, reading; memorization
- Synonym: पढ़ाई (paṛhāī)
- lesson
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पाठ pāṭh |
पाठ pāṭh |
| oblique | पाठ pāṭh |
पाठों pāṭhõ |
| vocative | पाठ pāṭh |
पाठो pāṭho |
Derived terms
- पाठशाला (pāṭhśālā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʈʰ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘘 (pāṭa), 𑘢𑘰𑘙𑘲 (pāṭhī), from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Konkani फाट (fāṭ), Gujarati પીઠ (pīṭh), Hindi पीठ (pīṭh), Odia ପିଠି (piṭhi), Assamese পিঠি (pithi).
Noun
पाठ • (pāṭh) f
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).
Noun
पाठ • (pāṭh) m
- memorization
- lesson
- Synonym: धडा (dhaḍā)
- roting
Declension
| Declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
पाठ pāṭh | ||
| direct plural |
पाठ pāṭh | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
पाठ pāṭh |
पाठ pāṭh | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
पाठा pāṭhā |
पाठां- pāṭhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
पाठाला pāṭhālā |
पाठांना pāṭhānnā | |
| ergative | पाठाने, पाठानं pāṭhāne, pāṭhāna |
पाठांनी pāṭhānnī | |
| instrumental | पाठाशी pāṭhāśī |
पाठांशी pāṭhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
पाठात pāṭhāt |
पाठांत pāṭhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
पाठा pāṭhā |
पाठांनो pāṭhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
पाठाचा pāṭhāċā |
पाठाचे pāṭhāċe |
पाठाची pāṭhācī |
पाठाच्या pāṭhācā |
पाठाचे, पाठाचं pāṭhāċe, pāṭhāċa |
पाठाची pāṭhācī |
पाठाच्या pāṭhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
पाठांचा pāṭhānċā |
पाठांचे pāṭhānċe |
पाठांची pāṭhāñcī |
पाठांच्या pāṭhāncā |
पाठांचे, पाठांचं pāṭhānċe, pāṭhānċa |
पाठांची pāṭhāñcī |
पाठांच्या pāṭhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- पाठ करणे (pāṭh karṇe, “to rote, to memorize”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [päʈʰ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: पाठ्
Noun
पाठ • (pāṭh)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পাঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬵᬞ (Balinese script)
- পাঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰯𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- ပါဌ (Burmese script)
- પાઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਾਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌾𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦴꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂰𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಾಠ (Kannada script)
- បាឋ (Khmer script)
- ປາຐ (Lao script)
- പാഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘰𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᢗᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧑𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐵𑐛 (Newa script)
- ପାଠ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢵꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆳𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖯𑖙 (Siddham script)
- පාඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩛𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚭𑚕 (Takri script)
- பாட² (Tamil script)
- పాఠ (Telugu script)
- ปาฐ (Thai script)
- པཱ་ཋ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒰𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨊𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of पठ् (paṭh) + -अ (-a). Related to पठति (paṭhati).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pɑː.ʈʰɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pɑː.ʈʰɐ/
Noun
पाठ • (pāṭha) stem, m
- recitation, recital
- reading, perusal, study (especially of sacred texts)
- a particular method of reciting the text of the Veda
- the text of a book
- the reading (of a text)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पाठः (pāṭhaḥ) | पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठा¹ (pāṭhā¹) |
पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ) पाठासः¹ (pāṭhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | पाठम् (pāṭham) | पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठा¹ (pāṭhā¹) |
पाठान् (pāṭhān) |
| instrumental | पाठेन (pāṭhena) | पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) | पाठैः (pāṭhaiḥ) पाठेभिः¹ (pāṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | पाठाय (pāṭhāya) | पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) | पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पाठात् (pāṭhāt) | पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) | पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पाठस्य (pāṭhasya) | पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ) | पाठानाम् (pāṭhānām) |
| locative | पाठे (pāṭhe) | पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ) | पाठेषु (pāṭheṣu) |
| vocative | पाठ (pāṭha) | पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठा¹ (pāṭhā¹) |
पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ) पाठासः¹ (pāṭhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: pāṭha
- → Hindi: पाठ (pāṭh)
- → Malayalam: പാഠം (pāṭhaṁ)
- → Marathi: पाठ (pāṭh)
- → Nepali: पाठ (pāṭh)
- → Punjabi: ਪਾਠ (pāṭha)
- → Tamil: பாடம் (pāṭam)
- → Telugu: పాఠము (pāṭhamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पाठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 615, column 2.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 453
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pāṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.