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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), possibly through an equivalent of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା (jā) and Marathi जाऊ (jāū).
Pronunciation
Noun
জা • (ja)
- co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)
Declension
| Inflection of জা
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| nominative
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জা
ja
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| objective
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জাকে
jake
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| genitive
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জার
jar
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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জা
ja
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| objective
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জাকে
jake
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| genitive
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জার
jar
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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জাটা, জাটি
jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal)
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জারা
jara
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| objective
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জাটাকে, জাটিকে
jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal)
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জাদের(কে)
jader(ke)
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| genitive
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জাটার, জাটির
jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal)
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জাদের
jader
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, জা, Government of Bangladesh