Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀓 (*khattaka), from *𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*khatta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “dominion”); the semantic shift occurred as follows: "dominion" > "land plot" > "management account of land plot" > "account book" (> "notebook"); perhaps the last senses were influenced by Classical Persian خطها (xatt-hā), the plural form of خط (xatt, “script; writing”), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ) (compare খৎ (khot)). Cognate with Assamese খাতা (khata), Odia ଖାତା (khātā), Bihari खाता (khātā), Hindustani کھاتا (khātā) / खाता (khātā), Nepali खाता (khātā), Gujarati ખાતું (khātũ), Punjabi ਖੱਤਾ (khattā), Marathi खाते (khāte), Varhadi खातं (khāta), Ahirani खातं (khāta).
খাতা • (khata)
| Inflection of খাতা | |||
| nominative | খাতা khata | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | খাতা / খাতাকে khata (semantically general or indefinite) / khatake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | খাতার khatar | ||
| locative | খাতাতে khatate | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | খাতা khata | ||
| objective | খাতা / খাতাকে khata (semantically general or indefinite) / khatake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | খাতার khatar | ||
| locative | খাতাতে khatate | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | খাতাটা , খাতাটি khataṭa (colloquial), khataṭi (formal) |
খাতাগুলা, খাতাগুলো khatagula (colloquial), khatagulo (formal) | |
| objective | খাতাটা, খাতাটি khataṭa (colloquial), khataṭi (formal) |
খাতাগুলা, খাতাগুলো khatagula (colloquial), khatagulo (formal) | |
| genitive | খাতাটার, খাতাটির khataṭar (colloquial), khataṭir (formal) |
খাতাগুলার, খাতাগুলোর khatagular (colloquial), khatagulor (formal) | |
| locative | খাতাটাতে / খাতাটায়, খাতাটিতে khataṭate / khataṭay (colloquial), khataṭite (formal) |
খাতাগুলাতে / খাতাগুলায়, খাতাগুলোতে khatagulate / khatagulay (colloquial), khatagulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||