আতা

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Cognate with Gujarati આતાજી (ātājī, grandfather). Related to আতৈ (atoi, Vaishnava monk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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আতা (ata)

  1. grandfather
    Synonym: (common in Standard Assamese) ককা (koka)
  2. old man

Kinship declension

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Declension

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Declension of আতা
nominative আতা / আতাই
ata / atai
genitive আতাৰ
atar
nominative আতা / আতাই
ata / atai
accusative আতা / আতাক
ata / atak
dative আতালৈ
ataloi
terminative আতালৈকে
ataloike
instrumental আতাই / আতাৰে
atai / atare
genitive আতাৰ
atar
locative আতাত
atat
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

See also

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /at̪a/, [ˈat̪aˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /at̪a/, [ˈat̪aˑ]

Noun

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আতা (ata)

  1. a custard apple with a flat surface