নাতি

See also: নত and নীতি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali নাতি (nati), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit নপ্তৃ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nat̪i/, [ˈnat̪iˑ]
• Hyphenation: না‧তি
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

নাতি • (nati) (feminine নাতনী (natoni))

1. grandson

   Synonym: পৌত্র (pōutro)

2. (loosely) grandchild

Derived terms

• নাতনী (natnī, “granddaughter”)
• নাতিনাতনী (natinatni, “grandchildren”)
• নাতিপুতি (natiputi, “children and grandchildren”)

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Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

• নাতিআ (natia)

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa णत्तिअ (ṇattia), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit নপ্তৃ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). First attested in c. the 16th century.

Cognates

Early New Indo-Aryan cognates include Old Awadhi नाती (nātī), Old Hindi नांती (nāṃtī /⁠nā̃tī⁠/), Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu)

Noun

নাতি (nati)

1. grandson, grandnephew

Descendants

• Bengali: নাতি (nati)

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