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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢 ( -anta ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- ( -ka- ) , from Sanskrit -अत् ( -at ) , from Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns English -ant
Suffix -ता • (-tā )
ending of the present habitual participle
Declension
Declension of -ता (ā-stem participle )
Etymology 2 Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता ( -tā ) .
Suffix -ता • (-tā ) f
( productive ) Forms feminine abstract nouns . Synonym: -पन ( -pan ) वीर ( vīr , “ hero ” ) + -ता ( -tā ) → वीरता ( vīrtā , “ heroism ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 3 Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता ( -tā́ ) , nominative singular of -तृ ( -tṛ ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā́ Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Suffix -ता • (-tā ) m
( not productive ) Forms masculine agent nouns.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
-ᬢᬵ ( Balinese script ) -တာ ( Burmese script ) -ता ( Devanagari script ) -ਤਾ ( Gurmukhi script ) -𑌤𑌾 ( Grantha script ) -ꦠꦴ ( Javanese script ) -𑂞𑂰 ( Kaithi script ) -តា ( Khmer script ) -ຕາ ( Lao script ) -താ ( Malayalam script ) -ᢠᠠᢇ ( Manchu script ) -𑘝𑘰 ( Modi script ) -ᢐᠠ᠋ᠠ ( Mongolian script ) -𑦽𑧑 ( Nandinagari script ) -𑐟𑐵 ( Newa script ) -ତା ( Odia script ) -ꢡꢵ ( Saurashtra script ) -𑆠𑆳 ( Sharada script ) -𑖝𑖯 ( Siddham script ) -තා ( Sinhalese script ) -𑩫𑩛 ( Soyombo script ) -𑚙𑚭 ( Takri script ) -தா ( Tamil script ) -ตา ( Thai script ) -་ཏཱ ( Tibetan script ) -𑨙𑨊 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Avestan -𐬚𐬁 ( -θā ) , Proto-Germanic *-iþō
Suffix -ता • (-tā ) f
Forms feminine abstract nouns , often representing states of being. Synonym: -त्व n ( -tvá ) पुरुष ( púruṣa , “ human being ” ) + -ता ( -tā ) → पुरुषता ( puruṣátā , “ human nature ” )
Usage notes The Vedic accent regularly falls on the syllable preceding the suffix.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants → Bengali: -তা ( -ta ) → Hindi: -ता ( -tā ) → Malayalam: -ത ( -ta )
Further reading Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964 ) Altindische Grammatik Grammar of Ancient Indian 616-620
Etymology 2 Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā́ Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ ( -tḗr ) .
Suffix -ता • (-tā ) m
nominative singular of -तृ ( -tṛ )