जामाता
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जामातृ (jā́mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Doublet of जमाई (jamāī) and दामाद (dāmād).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒäː.mäː.t̪äː]
Noun
जामाता • (jāmātā) m (Urdu spelling جاماتا)
- son-in-law
Declension
Declension of जामाता (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जामाता jāmātā | जामाते jāmāte |
| oblique | जामाते jāmāte | जामातों jāmātõ |
| vocative | जामाते jāmāte | जामातो jāmāto |
References
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “जामाता”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “जामाता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “जामाता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.