পাঠ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit পাঠ (pāṭha). Compare Assamese পাঠ (path), Odia ପାଠ (pāṭha), Nepali पाठ (pāṭh), Hindustani پاٹهـ / पाठ (pāṭh), Punjabi ਪਾਠ (pāṭh).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /paʈʰ/, [ˈpaːʈ], [ˈpaʈ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /patʰ/, [ˈpatʰ]

Noun

পাঠ • (paṭh)

  1. reading, study
  2. lesson
  3. recitation, reading of text

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative পাঠ (paṭh)
objective পাঠ / পাঠকে (paṭh (semantically general or indefinite) / paṭhke (semantically definite))
genitive পাঠের (paṭher)
locative পাঠে (paṭhe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পাঠটা , পাঠটি (paṭhṭa (colloquial), paṭhṭi (formal)) পাঠগুলা, পাঠগুলো (paṭhgula (colloquial), paṭhgulo (formal))
objective পাঠটা, পাঠটি (paṭhṭa (colloquial), paṭhṭi (formal)) পাঠগুলা, পাঠগুলো (paṭhgula (colloquial), paṭhgulo (formal))
genitive পাঠটার, পাঠটির (paṭhṭar (colloquial), paṭhṭir (formal)) পাঠগুলার, পাঠগুলোর (paṭhgular (colloquial), paṭhgulor (formal))
locative পাঠটাতে / পাঠটায়, পাঠটিতে (paṭhṭate / paṭhṭay (colloquial), paṭhṭite (formal)) পাঠগুলাতে / পাঠগুলায়, পাঠগুলোতে (paṭhgulate / paṭhgulay (colloquial), paṭhgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • পাঠক (paṭhok)
  • পাঠক্রম (paṭhokrom)
  • পাঠগৃহ (paṭhogriho)
  • পাঠন (paṭhon)
  • পাঠনিবিষ্ট (paṭhnibiśṭo)
  • পাঠভবন (paṭhbhobon)
  • পাঠভেদ (paṭhobhed)
  • পাঠমগ্ন (paṭhomogno)
  • পাঠমন্দির (paṭhomondir)
  • পাঠরত (paṭhorot)
  • পাঠশালা (paṭhśala)
  • পাঠানুরাগ (paṭhanurag)
  • পাঠানুরাগী (paṭhanuragi)
  • পাঠান্তর (paṭhantor)

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “পাঠ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “পাঠ”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “পাঠ”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “পাঠ”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • পাঠ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.