অভিমত

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit অভিমত (abhimata). By surface analysis, অভি (obhi) +‎ মত (mot). Compare Assamese অভিমত (obhimot), Odia ଅଭିମତ (abhimata), Hindustani ابهمت / अभिमत (abhimat).

Pronunciation 1

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /obʱimɔt̪/, [ˈobʱimɔt̪], [ˈovimɔt̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /obʱimɔt̪/, [ˈobʱimɔt̪], [ˈovimɔt̪]

Noun

অভিমত • (obhimot)

1. desire, choice, intention, opinion

   Synonym: মতামত (motamot)

   অভিমত দেওয়া ― obhimot deōẇa ― to give an opinion

Declension

Inflection of অভিমত
nominative	অভিমত obhimot
objective	অভিমত / অভিমতকে obhimot (semantically general or indefinite) / obhimotke (semantically definite)
genitive	অভিমতের obhimoter
locative	অভিমতে obhimote
	Indefinite forms
nominative	অভিমত obhimot
objective	অভিমত / অভিমতকে obhimot (semantically general or indefinite) / obhimotke (semantically definite)
genitive	অভিমতের obhimoter
locative	অভিমতে obhimote
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	অভিমতটা , অভিমতটি obhimotṭa (colloquial), obhimotṭi (formal)		অভিমতগুলা, অভিমতগুলো obhimotgula (colloquial), obhimotgulo (formal)
objective	অভিমতটা, অভিমতটি obhimotṭa (colloquial), obhimotṭi (formal)		অভিমতগুলা, অভিমতগুলো obhimotgula (colloquial), obhimotgulo (formal)
genitive	অভিমতটার, অভিমতটির obhimotṭar (colloquial), obhimotṭir (formal)		অভিমতগুলার, অভিমতগুলোর obhimotgular (colloquial), obhimotgulor (formal)
locative	অভিমতটাতে / অভিমতটায়, অভিমতটিতে obhimotṭate / obhimotṭay (colloquial), obhimotṭite (formal)		অভিমতগুলাতে / অভিমতগুলায়, অভিমতগুলোতে obhimotgulate / obhimotgulay (colloquial), obhimotgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Pronunciation 2

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /obʱimɔt̪o/, [ˈobʱimɔt̪oˑ], [ˈovimɔt̪oˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /obʱimɔt̪o/, [ˈobʱimɔt̪oˑ], [ˈovimɔt̪oˑ]

Adjective

অভিমত • (obhimot) (comparative আরও অভিমত, superlative সবচেয়ে অভিমত)

1. approved, nominated, chosen
2. intended

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অভিমত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অভিমত, Government of Bangladesh