চিঠি

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Assamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Cognate with Hindi चिट्टी (ciṭṭī)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

চিঠি (sithi)

  1. letter (written message)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) খত (khot), (uncommon) পত্ৰ (potro)

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa, message). Doublet of চিঠা (ciṭha)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃiʈʰi/, [ˈtʃiʈʰiˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕitʰi/, [ˈtɕitʰiˑ]
    (file)

Noun[edit]

চিঠি (ciţhi)

  1. letter (message)
    এই চিঠিটা কবে পৌঁছবে?
    ei ciṭhiṭa kobe pōũchbe?
    When will this letter arrive?

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of চিঠি
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Indefinite forms
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিঠিটা , চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)
চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
objective চিঠিটা, চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)
চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
genitive চিঠিটার, চিঠিটির
ciţhiṭar (colloquial), ciţhiṭir (formal)
চিঠিগুলার, চিঠিগুলোর
ciţhigular (colloquial), ciţhigulor (formal)
locative চিঠিটাতে / চিঠিটায়, চিঠিটিতে
ciţhiṭate / ciţhiṭay (colloquial), ciţhiṭite (formal)
চিঠিগুলাতে / চিঠিগুলায়, চিঠিগুলোতে
ciţhigulate / ciţhigulay (colloquial), ciţhigulote (formal)
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) “চিঠি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, চিঠি, Government of Bangladesh