পথ

পথ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पथ (patha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patʰás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“path”); cognate with English find and path. Doublet of পন্থা (pôntha, “path, way, manner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔtʰ/, [pɔt̪ʰ]

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Noun

পথ • (pôth)

1. path, trail

   Synonym: রাস্তা (rasta)

   এই পথ দিয়ে বেশি জন যায় না।

   ei pôth diye beśi jôn jay na.

   Not many people go by this path.

2. way, method, path, strategy

   Synonyms: উপায় (upay), রাস্তা (rasta), দরজা (dôrja)

Inflection

Inflection of পথ
nominative	পথ pôth
objective	পথ / পথকে pôth (semantically general or indefinite) / pôthke (semantically definite)
genitive	পথের pôther
locative	পথে pôthe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পথ pôth
objective	পথ / পথকে pôth (semantically general or indefinite) / pôthke (semantically definite)
genitive	পথের pôther
locative	পথে pôthe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পথটা , পথটি pôthṭa (colloquial), pôthṭi (formal)		পথগুলা, পথগুলো pôthgula (colloquial), pôthgulo (formal)
objective	পথটা, পথটি pôthṭa (colloquial), pôthṭi (formal)		পথগুলা, পথগুলো pôthgula (colloquial), pôthgulo (formal)
genitive	পথটার, পথটির pôthṭar (colloquial), pôthṭir (formal)		পথগুলার, পথগুলোর pôthgular (colloquial), pôthgulor (formal)
locative	পথটাতে / পথটায়, পথটিতে pôthṭate / pôthṭay (colloquial), pôthṭite (formal)		পথগুলাতে / পথগুলায়, পথগুলোতে pôthgulate / pôthgulay (colloquial), pôthgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).