पाठ

See also: पीठ and पेठ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑːʈʰ/, [päːʈʰ]

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

1. learning, reading; memorization

   Synonym: पढ़ाई (paṛhāī)

2. lesson

Declension

Declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पाठ pāṭh	पाठ pāṭh
oblique	पाठ pāṭh	पाठों pāṭhõ
vocative	पाठ pāṭh	पाठो pāṭho

Derived terms

• पाठशाला (pāṭhśālā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʈʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘘 (pāṭa), 𑘢𑘰𑘙𑘲 (pāṭhī), from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Konkani फाट (fāṭ), Gujarati પીઠ (pīṭh), Hindi पीठ (pīṭh), Odia ପିଠି (piṭhi), Assamese পিঠি (pithi).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) f

1. (anatomy) back (rear of the body)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

1. memorization
2. lesson

   Synonym: धडा (dhaḍā)

3. roting

Declension

Declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पाठ pāṭh
direct plural	पाठ pāṭh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पाठ pāṭh		पाठ pāṭh
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाठा pāṭhā		पाठां- pāṭhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पाठाला pāṭhālā		पाठांना pāṭhānnā
ergative	पाठाने, पाठानं pāṭhāne, pāṭhāna		पाठांनी pāṭhānnī
instrumental	पाठाशी pāṭhāśī		पाठांशी pāṭhānśī
locative सप्तमी	पाठात pāṭhāt		पाठांत pāṭhāt
vocative संबोधन	पाठा pāṭhā		पाठांनो pāṭhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पाठाचा pāṭhāċā	पाठाचे pāṭhāċe	पाठाची pāṭhācī	पाठाच्या pāṭhācā	पाठाचे, पाठाचं pāṭhāċe, pāṭhāċa	पाठाची pāṭhācī	पाठाच्या pāṭhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पाठांचा pāṭhānċā	पाठांचे pāṭhānċe	पाठांची pāṭhāñcī	पाठांच्या pāṭhāncā	पाठांचे, पाठांचं pāṭhānċe, pāṭhānċa	पाठांची pāṭhāñcī	पाठांच्या pāṭhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• पाठ करणे (pāṭh karṇe, “to rote, to memorize”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [päʈʰ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पाठ्

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh)

1. lesson
2. instruction

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পাঠ (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬵᬞ (Balinese script)
• পাঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• ပါဌ (Burmese script)
• પાઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌠 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦴꦜ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂰𑂘 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಾಠ (Kannada script)
• បាឋ (Khmer script)
• ປາຐ (Lao script)
• പാഠ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐛 (Newa script)
• ପାଠ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢵꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖙 (Siddham script)
• පාඨ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩛𑩧 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚭𑚕 (Takri script)
• பாட² (Tamil script)
• పాఠ (Telugu script)
• ปาฐ (Thai script)
• པཱ་ཋ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨊𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of पठ् (paṭh) +‎ -अ (-a). Related to पठति (paṭhati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭha) stem, m

1. recitation, recital
2. reading, perusal, study (especially of sacred texts)
3. a particular method of reciting the text of the Veda
4. the text of a book
5. the reading (of a text)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पाठ
Nom. sg.	पाठः (pāṭhaḥ)
Gen. sg.	पाठस्य (pāṭhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पाठः (pāṭhaḥ)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)
Accusative	पाठम् (pāṭham)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठान् (pāṭhān)
Instrumental	पाठेन (pāṭhena)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठैः (pāṭhaiḥ)
Dative	पाठाय (pāṭhāya)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	पाठात् (pāṭhāt)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	पाठस्य (pāṭhasya)	पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ)	पाठानाम् (pāṭhānām)
Locative	पाठे (pāṭhe)	पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ)	पाठेषु (pāṭheṣu)
Vocative	पाठ (pāṭha)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)

Descendants

• Pali: pāṭha
• → Hindi: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Malayalam: പാഠം (pāṭhaṁ)
• → Marathi: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Nepali: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Punjabi: ਪਾਠ (pāṭha)
• → Tamil: பாடம் (pāṭam)
• → Telugu: పాఠము (pāṭhamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पाठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 615, column 2.

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pāṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.