पाठ

See also: पीठ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑːʈʰ/, [päːʈʰ]

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

1. learning, reading; memorization

   Synonym: पढ़ाई (paṛhāī)

2. lesson

Declension

Declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पाठ pāṭh	पाठ pāṭh
oblique	पाठ pāṭh	पाठों pāṭhõ
vocative	पाठ pāṭh	पाठो pāṭho

Derived terms

• पाठशाला (pāṭhśālā)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʈʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘘 (pāṭa), 𑘢𑘰𑘙𑘲 (pāṭhī), from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Konkani फाट (fāṭ), Gujarati પીઠ (pīṭh), Hindi पीठ (pīṭh), Oriya ପିଠି (piṭhi), Assamese পিঠি (pithi).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) f

1. (anatomy) back (rear of the body)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

1. memorization
2. lesson

   Synonym: धडा (dhaḍā)

3. roting

Declension

Declension of पाठ (pāṭh)
direct singular	पाठ pāṭh
direct plural	पाठ pāṭh
	singular		plural
nominative	पाठ pāṭh		पाठ pāṭh
oblique	पाठा- pāṭhā-		पाठां- pāṭhāN-
dative	पाठाला pāṭhālā		पाठांना pāṭhāNnā
ergative	पाठाने pāṭhāne		पाठांनी pāṭhāNni
instrumental	पाठाशी pāṭhāśi		पाठांशी pāṭhāNśi
locative	पाठात pāṭhāt		पाठांत pāṭhāNt
vocative	पाठा pāṭhā		पाठांनो pāṭhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पाठ
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	पाठाचा pāṭhāċā	पाठाचे pāṭhāce	पाठाची pāṭhāci	पाठाच्या pāṭhāca	पाठाचे, पाठाचं pāṭhāce, pāṭhāċa	पाठाची pāṭhāci	पाठाच्या pāṭhāca
plural subject	पाठांचा pāṭhāNċā	पाठांचे pāṭhāNce	पाठांची pāṭhāNci	पाठांच्या pāṭhāNca	पाठांचे, पाठांचं pāṭhāNce, pāṭhāNċa	पाठांची pāṭhāNci	पाठांच्या pāṭhāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पाठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पाठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [päʈʰ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पाठ्

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh)

1. lesson
2. instruction

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬵᬞ (Balinese script)
• পাঠ (Assamese script)
• পাঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌠 (Grantha script)
• પાઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦥꦴꦜ (Javanese script)
• បាឋ (Khmer script)
• ಪಾಠ (Kannada script)
• ປາຐ (Lao script)
• പാഠ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• ပါဌ (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐛 (Newa script)
• ପାଠ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢵꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖙 (Siddham script)
• පාඨ (Sinhalese script)
• పాఠ (Telugu script)
• ปาฐ (Thai script)
• པཱ་ཋ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒚 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of पठ् (paṭh) +‎ -अ (-a). Related to पठति (paṭhati).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭha) m

1. recitation, recital
2. reading, perusal, study (especially of sacred texts)
3. a particular method of reciting the text of the Veda
4. the text of a book
5. the reading (of a text)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पाठ
Nom. sg.	पाठः (pāṭhaḥ)
Gen. sg.	पाठस्य (pāṭhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पाठः (pāṭhaḥ)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)
Vocative	पाठ (pāṭha)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)
Accusative	पाठम् (pāṭham)	पाठौ (pāṭhau)	पाठान् (pāṭhān)
Instrumental	पाठेन (pāṭhena)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठैः (pāṭhaiḥ)
Dative	पाठाय (pāṭhāya)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	पाठात् (pāṭhāt)	पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām)	पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	पाठस्य (pāṭhasya)	पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ)	पाठानाम् (pāṭhānām)
Locative	पाठे (pāṭhe)	पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ)	पाठेषु (pāṭheṣu)

Descendants

• → Hindi: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Malayalam: പാഠം (pāṭhaṃ)
• → Marathi: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Nepali: पाठ (pāṭh)
• → Punjabi: ਪਾਠ (pāṭha)
• → Tamil: பாடம் (pāṭam)
• → Telugu: పాఠము (pāṭhamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “पाठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 615, column 2.