ফলা

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Assamese verb set
ফল (phol)
ফলা (phola)
ফলুৱা (pholua)
ফলুওৱা (pholuüa)

From ফাল (phal, side) +‎ -আ (-a, verbal suffix), from Sanskrit স্ফাটযতি (sphāṭayati, to split).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰɔ.la/

Adjective

ফলা • (phola) (Eastern Standard)

  1. split

Verb

ফলা • (phola) (transitive) (Eastern Standard)

  1. to split, tear
    Synonyms: ছিঙা (siṅa), চিৰা (sira)
  2. to slit
    কাঠটুকুৰা ফালা
    kathtukura phala.
    Slit the piece of wood.

Conjugation

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮𑀸 (phalā), from Sanskrit फलक (phalaka). Compare Odia ଫଳ (phaḷa), Nepali फल (phal), Hindustani پھل / फल (phal).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pʰɔla/, [ˈpʰɔlaˑ], /ɸɔla/, [ˈɸɔlaˑ], /fɔla/, [ˈfɔlaˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pʰɔla/, [ˈpʰɔlaˑ], /ɸɔla/, [ˈɸɔlaˑ], /fɔla/, [ˈfɔlaˑ]

Noun

ফলা • (phola)

  1. blade, edge
  2. thin or tapering end
  3. point (of arrow or sword)
  4. (linguistics) conjunct letters of consonants
    1. (in particular) the consonant symbols added to other glyphs
      -ফলা
      jo-phola
      the wavy vertical glyph representing in conjuncts, e.g. with (kho), খ্য (khê)
      -ফলা
      ro-phola
      the wavy horizontal glyph representing as the second element in conjuncts, e.g. with (kho), খ্র (khro)
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative ফলা (phôla)
objective ফলা / ফলাকে (phôla (semantically general or indefinite) / phôlake (semantically definite))
genitive ফলার (phôlar)
locative ফলাতে / ফলায় (phôlate / phôlaẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ফলাটি , ফলাটা (phôlaṭi, phôlaṭa) ফলাগুলি, ফলাগুলা, ফলাগুলো (phôlaguli, phôlagula, phôlagulō)
objective ফলাটি, ফলাটা (phôlaṭi, phôlaṭa) ফলাগুলি, ফলাগুলা, ফলাগুলো (phôlaguli, phôlagula, phôlagulō)
genitive ফলাটির, ফলাটার (phôlaṭir, phôlaṭar) ফলাগুলির, ফলাগুলার, ফলাগুলোর (phôlagulir, phôlagular, phôlagulōr)
locative ফলাটিতে, ফলাটাতে, ফলাটায় (phôlaṭite, phôlaṭate, phôlaṭaẏ) ফলাগুলিতে, ফলাগুলাতে, ফলাগুলায়, ফলাগুলোতে (phôlagulite, phôlagulate, phôlagulaẏ, phôlagulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮𑀇 (phalaï, bear fruit), from Sanskrit फलति (phalati). Cognate with Assamese ফলিব (pholibo), Odia ଫଳିବା (phaḷibā), Hindustani پھلنا / फलना (phalnā), Punjabi ਫਲਣਾ (phalṇā) / پَھلݨا (phalṇā), Gujarati ફળવું (phaḷvũ), Nepali फल्नु (phalnu), Marathi फळणे (phaḷṇe).

Equivalent to ফল (phol, fruit, result) +‎ -আ (-a, verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pʰɔla/, [ˈpʰɔlaˑ], /ɸɔla/, [ˈɸɔlaˑ], /fɔla/, [ˈfɔlaˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pʰɔla/, [ˈpʰɔlaˑ], /ɸɔla/, [ˈɸɔlaˑ], /fɔla/, [ˈfɔlaˑ]

Verb

ফলা • (phola)

  1. bear fruit
  2. come true
  3. follow (as a consequence)
Conjugation
Impersonal forms of ফলা
verbal noun ফলা (phôla)
infinitive ফলতে (phólte)
progressive participle ফলতে-ফলতে (phólte-phólte)
conditional participle ফললে (phólle)
perfect participle ফলে (phóle)
habitual participle ফলে-ফলে (phóle-phóle)
Conjugation of ফলা
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 2nd person 3rd person
very familiar familiar familiar polite
simple present ফলি (phóli) ফলিস (phólis) ফল (phôlo) ফলে (phôle) ফলেন (phôlen)
present continuous ফলছি (phólchi) ফলছিস (phólchis) ফলছ (phólcho) ফলছে (phólche) ফলছেন (phólchen)
present perfect ফলেছি (phólechi) ফলেছিস (phólechis) ফলেছ (phólecho) ফলেছে (phóleche) ফলেছেন (phólechen)
simple past ফললাম (phóllam) ফললি (phólli) ফললে (phólle) ফলল (phóllo) ফললেন (phóllen)
past continuous ফলছিলাম (phólchilam) ফলছিলি (phólchili) ফলছিলে (phólchile) ফলছিল (phólchilo) ফলছিলেন (phólchilen)
past perfect ফলেছিলাম (phólechilam) ফলেছিলি (phólechili) ফলেছিলে (phólechile) ফলেছিল (phólechilo) ফলেছিলেন (phólechilen)
habitual/conditional past ফলতাম (phóltam) ফলতিস/ফলতি (phóltis/phólti) ফলতে (phólte) ফলত (phólto) ফলতেন (phólten)
future ফলব (phólbo) ফলবি (phólbi) ফলবে (phólbe) ফলবে (phólbe) ফলবেন (phólben)

Adjective

ফলা • (phola)

  1. bearing, fructuating

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ফলা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • ফলা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ফলা

  1. Bengali script form of phalā, ablative singular of ফল (phala, fruit)