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Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī). Doublet of দাই (dai).
Pronunciation
Noun
ধাত্রী • (dhatri)
- progenitrix, progenitress; mother; wet nurse; foster mother; midwife
Inflection
| Inflection of ধাত্রী
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| nominative
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ধাত্রী
dhatri
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| objective
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ধাত্রীকে
dhatrike
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| genitive
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ধাত্রীর
dhatrir
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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ধাত্রী
dhatri
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| objective
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ধাত্রীকে
dhatrike
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| genitive
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ধাত্রীর
dhatrir
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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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ধাত্রীটা, ধাত্রীটি
dhatriṭa (colloquial), dhatriṭi (formal)
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ধাত্রীরা
dhatrira
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| objective
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ধাত্রীটাকে, ধাত্রীটিকে
dhatriṭake (colloquial), dhatriṭike (formal)
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ধাত্রীদের(কে)
dhatrider(ke)
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| genitive
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ধাত্রীটার, ধাত্রীটির
dhatriṭar (colloquial), dhatriṭir (formal)
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ধাত্রীদের
dhatrider
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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) “ধাত্রী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]