থামা
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀫𑁆𑀪𑁆𑀐 (thambhai, “stops”), from Sanskrit स्तम्भते (stambhate, “stops, supports”), from the root स्तभ् (stabh, “to fix firmly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰa.ma/, [ˈt̪ʰa.ma]
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- Rhymes: -ama
- Hyphenation: থা‧মা
Verb
থামা • (thama)
- (intransitive) to stop
- বৃষ্টি থেমেছে?
- briśṭi themeche?
- Has the rain stopped?
Conjugation
| verbal noun | থামা (thama) |
|---|---|
| infinitive | থামতে (thamte) |
| progressive participle | থামতে-থামতে (thamte-thamte) |
| conditional participle | থামলে (thamle) |
| perfect participle | থেমে (theme) |
| habitual participle | থেমে-থেমে (theme-theme) |
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| very familiar | familiar | familiar | polite | |||
| simple present | থামি (thami) | থামিস (thamiś) | থামো (thamo) | থামে (thame) | থামেন (thamen) | |
| present continuous | থামছি (thamchi) | থামছিস (thamchiś) | থামছ (thamcho) | থামছে (thamche) | থামছেন (thamchen) | |
| present perfect | থেমেছি (themechi) | থেমেছিস (themechiś) | থেমেছ (themecho) | থেমেছে (themeche) | থেমেছেন (themechen) | |
| simple past | থামলাম (thamlam) | থামলি (thamli) | থামলে (thamle) | থামল (thamlo) | থামলেন (thamlen) | |
| past continuous | থামছিলাম (thamchilam) | থামছিলি (thamchili) | থামছিলে (thamchile) | থামছিল (thamchilo) | থামছিলেন (thamchilen) | |
| past perfect | থেমেছিলাম (themechilam) | থেমেছিলি (themechili) | থেমেছিলে (themechile) | থেমেছিল (themechilo) | থেমেছিলেন (themechilen) | |
| habitual/conditional past | থামতাম (thamtam) | থামতিস/থামতি (thamtiś/thamti) | থামতে (thamte) | থামত (thamto) | থামতেন (thamten) | |
| future | থামব (thambo) | থামবি (thambi) | থামবে (thambe) | থামবে (thambe) | থামবেন (thamben) | |
Derived terms
- থামানো (thamanō, “to stop (something)”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stámbhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 789