بیٹا

See also: بیتا

Urdu

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle Hindi بیٿا (byṭa),[1] from Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa).[2]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    بیٹا • (beṭām (female equivalent بیٹی (beṭī), Hindi spelling बेटा)

    1. son, boy
      Synonyms: پِسَر (pisar), فَرْزَنْد (farzand)
    2. (endearing) child (any gender)

    Declension

    Declension of بیٹا
    singular plural
    direct بیٹا (beṭā) بیٹے (beṭe)
    oblique بیٹے (beṭe) بیٹوں (beṭõ)
    vocative بیٹے (beṭe) بیٹو (beṭo)

    References

    1. ^ بیٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 522

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