पाठ

See also: पीठ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

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)

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Marathi

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. learning, reading; memorization
2. lesson

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

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh)

1. lesson
2. instruction

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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)
• ꦥꦴꦜ (Javanese script)
• បាឋ (Khmer script)
• ಪಾಠ (Kannada script)
• ປາຐ (Lao script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘙 (Modi script)
• ပါဌ (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐛 (Newa script)
• ପାଠ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢵꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖙 (Siddham script)
• పాఠ (Telugu script)
• ปาฐ (Thai script)
• པཱཋ (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 458052227, page 615, column 2.