পিতা

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See also: পাতা and পাত

Assamese

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Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese পিতা (pita), borrowed from Sanskrit পিতৃ (pitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Doublet of পিতৃ (pitri).

Pronunciation

Noun

পিতা (pita)

  1. father, dad
    Synonyms: দেউতা (deuta), বাপ (bap), বোপা (büpa), বোপাই (büpai)

Usage notes

Like other Assamese kinship nouns, পিতা (pita) uses the -এক (-ek) suffix for 3rd person. 2nd person can use the -এৰে (-ere) suffix for contemptuous manner. For example,

  • মোৰ পিতাmür pitaMy father
  • আপোনাৰ বাপapünar bapYour পিতা
  • তোৰ পিতাৰেtür pitareYour father
  • তাৰ পিতাকtar pitakHis father

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिता (pitā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

Noun

পিতা (pita)

  1. father
    Synonyms: বাবা (baba), আব্বা (abba), আব্বু (abbu), বাপ (bap), ওয়ালেদ (ōẇaled)
    নবীজী বলেছেন পিতা-মাতা খেদমত করতে
    nobiji bolechen pita-matar khedomot korote.
    The Holy Prophet told to serve one's (own) father and mother.

Pali

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Noun

পিতা (pitā)

  1. Bengali script form of pitā, which is nominative singular of পিতর্ (pitar, father)