জা
See also: -জা
Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), possibly through an equivalent of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା (jā) and Marathi जाऊ (jāū).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]জা • (ja)
- co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of জা | |||
| nominative | জা ja | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | জাকে jake | ||
| genitive | জার jar | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | জা ja | ||
| objective | জাকে jake | ||
| genitive | জার jar | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | জাটা, জাটি jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal) |
জারা jara | |
| objective | জাটাকে, জাটিকে jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal) |
জাদের(কে) jader(ke) | |
| genitive | জাটার, জাটির jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal) |
জাদের jader | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||