পথ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पथ (patha). Doublet of পন্থা (pontha).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈpɔt̪]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈpɔt̪]

Noun

পথ • (poth)

  1. path, trail
    Synonym: রাস্তা (rasta)
    এই পথ দিয়ে বেশি জন যায় না।
    ei poth diẏe beśi jon jaẏ na.
    Not many people go by this path.
  2. way, method, path, strategy
    Synonyms: উপায় (upaẏ), রাস্তা (rasta), দরজা (dorja)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative পথ (poth)
objective পথ / পথকে (poth (semantically general or indefinite) / pothke (semantically definite))
genitive পথের (pother)
locative পথে (pothe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পথটা , পথটি (pothṭa (colloquial), pothṭi (formal)) পথগুলা, পথগুলো (pothgula (colloquial), pothgulo (formal))
objective পথটা, পথটি (pothṭa (colloquial), pothṭi (formal)) পথগুলা, পথগুলো (pothgula (colloquial), pothgulo (formal))
genitive পথটার, পথটির (pothṭar (colloquial), pothṭir (formal)) পথগুলার, পথগুলোর (pothgular (colloquial), pothgulor (formal))
locative পথটাতে / পথটায়, পথটিতে (pothṭate / pothṭay (colloquial), pothṭite (formal)) পথগুলাতে / পথগুলায়, পথগুলোতে (pothgulate / pothgulay (colloquial), pothgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Further reading

  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “পথ”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “পথ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “পথ”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “পথ”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.