নাতি

See also: নত and নীতি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali নাতি (nati), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit নপ্তৃ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]
  • Hyphenation: না‧তি
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

নাতি • (nati) (feminine নাতনী (natoni))[2][3]

  1. grandson
    Synonym: পৌত্র (pōutro)
  2. (loosely) grandchild

Derived terms

  • নাতনী (natni, “granddaughter”)
  • নাতিনাতনী (natinatni, “grandchildren”)
  • নাতিপুতি (natiputi, “children and grandchildren”)

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 400: “B. nāti”
  2. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “নাতি”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 563.
  3. ^ Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “নাতি”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC, page 1080.

Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

  • নাতিআ (natia)

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa णत्तिअ (ṇattia), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit নপ্তৃ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). First attested in c. the 16th century.[1]

Cognates

Early New Indo-Aryan cognates include Old Awadhi नाती (nātī), Old Hindi नांती (nāṃtī /⁠nā̃tī⁠/), Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu)

Noun

নাতি (nati)[1]

  1. grandson, grandnephew

Descendants

  • Bengali: নাতি (nati)

References

More information
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 482.
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