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”). Doublet of পন্থা (pontha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈpɔt̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈpɔt̪]

Noun

পথ • (poth)

1. path, trail

   Synonym: রাস্তা (rasta)

   এই পথ দিয়ে বেশি জন যায় না।

   ei poth diẏe beśi jon jaẏ na.

   Not many people go by this path.

2. way, method, path, strategy

   Synonyms: উপায় (upaẏ), রাস্তা (rasta), দরজা (dorja)

Inflection

Inflection of পথ
nominative	পথ poth
objective	পথ / পথকে poth (semantically general or indefinite) / pothke (semantically definite)
genitive	পথের pother
locative	পথে pothe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পথ poth
objective	পথ / পথকে poth (semantically general or indefinite) / pothke (semantically definite)
genitive	পথের pother
locative	পথে pothe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পথটা , পথটি pothṭa (colloquial), pothṭi (formal)		পথগুলা, পথগুলো pothgula (colloquial), pothgulo (formal)
objective	পথটা, পথটি pothṭa (colloquial), pothṭi (formal)		পথগুলা, পথগুলো pothgula (colloquial), pothgulo (formal)
genitive	পথটার, পথটির pothṭar (colloquial), pothṭir (formal)		পথগুলার, পথগুলোর pothgular (colloquial), pothgulor (formal)
locative	পথটাতে / পথটায়, পথটিতে pothṭate / pothṭay (colloquial), pothṭite (formal)		পথগুলাতে / পথগুলায়, পথগুলোতে pothgulate / pothgulay (colloquial), pothgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).