জা

See also: -জা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā), from Sanskrit यातृ॒ (yā́tṛ). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା (), Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒa/, [ˈd͡ʒaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑa/, [ˈdʑaː], [ˈdʑaˑ]

Noun

জা • (ja)

  1. co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative জা (ja)
objective জাকে (jake)
genitive জার (jar)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জাটা, জাটি (jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal)) জারা (jara)
objective জাটাকে, জাটিকে (jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal)) জাদের(কে) (jader(ke))
genitive জাটার, জাটির (jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal)) জাদের (jader)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • জা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  • জা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “জা”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “জা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “জা”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “জা”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.