ঘোমটা

Bengali

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*ghuṃbapaṭṭa), from *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀩 (*ghuṃba) + Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝 (paṭṭa, silk). Cognate with Odia ଘୁମ୍ବଟା (ghumbaṭā), Nepali घुमटो (ghumaṭo), Gujarati ઘૂમટો (ghūmṭo), Hindi घूँघट (ghūṅghaṭ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱomʈa/, [ɡʱomʈaˑ]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱomta/, [ɡʱomtaˑ]

    Noun

    ঘোমটা • (ghōmṭa)

    1. ghoonghat (head and face covering veil worn by women)
      Synonyms: পর্দা (porda), আবরু (aboru), যবনিকা (jobnika), আবরণ (aboron), আচ্ছাদন (acchadon)

    Inflection

    indefinite forms
    nominative ঘোমটা (ghōmṭa)
    objective ঘোমটা / ঘোমটাকে (ghōmṭa (semantically general or indefinite) / ghōmṭake (semantically definite))
    genitive ঘোমটার (ghōmṭar)
    locative ঘোমটাতে / ঘোমটায় (ghōmṭate / ghōmṭaẏ)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative ঘোমটাটি , ঘোমটাটা (ghōmṭaṭi, ghōmṭaṭa) ঘোমটাগুলি, ঘোমটাগুলা, ঘোমটাগুলো (ghōmṭaguli, ghōmṭagula, ghōmṭagulō)
    objective ঘোমটাটি, ঘোমটাটা (ghōmṭaṭi, ghōmṭaṭa) ঘোমটাগুলি, ঘোমটাগুলা, ঘোমটাগুলো (ghōmṭaguli, ghōmṭagula, ghōmṭagulō)
    genitive ঘোমটাটির, ঘোমটাটার (ghōmṭaṭir, ghōmṭaṭar) ঘোমটাগুলির, ঘোমটাগুলার, ঘোমটাগুলোর (ghōmṭagulir, ghōmṭagular, ghōmṭagulōr)
    locative ঘোমটাটিতে, ঘোমটাটাতে, ঘোমটাটায় (ghōmṭaṭite, ghōmṭaṭate, ghōmṭaṭaẏ) ঘোমটাগুলিতে, ঘোমটাগুলাতে, ঘোমটাগুলায়, ঘোমটাগুলোতে (ghōmṭagulite, ghōmṭagulate, ghōmṭagulaẏ, ghōmṭagulōte)
    Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).