শেঠ
Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठी (śreṣṭhī). Doublet of শ্রেষ্ঠী (sreśṭhi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]শেঠ • (śeṭh)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of শেঠ | |||
| nominative | শেঠ śeṭha | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | শেঠকে śeṭha (semantically general or indefinite) / śeṭhake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | শেঠের śeṭhaer | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | শেঠ śeṭha | ||
| objective | শেঠকে śeṭha (semantically general or indefinite) / śeṭhake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | শেঠের śeṭhaer | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | শেঠটা, শেঠটি śeṭhaṭa (colloquial), śeṭhaṭi (formal) |
শেঠেরা śeṭhaera | |
| objective | শেঠটাকে, শেঠটিকে śeṭhaṭake (colloquial), śeṭhaṭike (formal) |
শেঠদের(কে) śeṭhader(ke) | |
| genitive | শেঠটার, শেঠটির śeṭhaṭar (colloquial), śeṭhaṭir (formal) |
শেঠদের śeṭhader | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
References
[edit]- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “শেঠ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]