জা

See also: -জা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), possibly through an equivalent of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା () and Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒa/, [ˈd͡ʒaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑa/, [ˈdʑaː], [ˈdʑaˑ]

Noun

জা • (ja)

  1. co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative জা (ja)
objective জাকে (jake)
genitive জার (jar)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জাটা, জাটি (jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal)) জারা (jara)
objective জাটাকে, জাটিকে (jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal)) জাদের(কে) (jader(ke))
genitive জাটার, জাটির (jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal)) জাদের (jader)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, জা, Government of Bangladesh