बेटा

See also: बूट, बेट, and बेटी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa), from Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”) or a related term.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʈɑː/, [beː.ʈäː]

Noun

बेटा • (beṭā) m (feminine बेटी, Urdu spelling بیٹا)

1. son

   देश को अपने बेटों पर गर्व है।

   deś ko apne beṭõ par garv hai.

   This country is proud of her sons.

Declension

Declension of बेटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेटा beṭā	बेटे beṭe
oblique	बेटे beṭe	बेटों beṭõ
vocative	बेटे beṭe	बेटो beṭo

Synonyms

• पुत्र (putra)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बेटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• “बेटा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बेटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “baṭu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “biḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press