dātar

See also: data and dátar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀸𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• दातर् (Devanagari script)
• দাতর্ (Bengali script)
• දාතර් (Sinhalese script)
• ဒါတရ် or ၻႃတရ် (Burmese script)
• ทาตรฺ or ทาตัร (Thai script)
• ᨴᩤᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ທາຕຣ຺ or ທາຕັຣ (Lao script)
• ទាតរ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄂𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

This word is sometimes cited as dātā or dātu.

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दातृ (dātṛ, “giver”), agent noun of ददाति (dadāti, “to give”), an analysis synchronically applicable to Pali.

Noun

dātar m

1. giver
2. generous person

Declension

Declension table of "dātar" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dātā	dātāro or dātā
Accusative (second)	dātāraṃ or dātaraṃ	dātāro or dātāre
Instrumental (third)	dātarā or dātārā or dātunā	dātārehi or dātārebhi
Dative (fourth)	dātu or dātussa or dātuno	dātānaṃ or dātārānaṃ or dātūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dātarā or dātārā or dātunā	dātārehi or dātārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dātu or dātussa or dātuno	dātānaṃ or dātārānaṃ or dātūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dātari	dātāresu or dātūsu
Vocative (calling)	dāta or dātā	dātāro or dātā

Derived terms

• padātar
  • anuppadātar

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dātar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead