-ता

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː/, [t̪äː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता (-tā), from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) f

1. (productive) Forms feminine abstract nouns.

   ‎वीर (vīr, “hero”) + ‎-ता (-tā) → ‎वीरता (vīrtā, “heroism”)

   Synonym: -पन (-pan)

Derived terms

Hindi words suffixed with -ता

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता (-tā́), nominative singular of -तृ (-tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā́, from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) m

1. (not productive) Forms masculine agent nouns.

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂. Compare Avestan -𐬚𐬁‎ (-θā), Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā)

1. Forms feminine abstract nouns, often representing states of being.

Derived terms

Sanskrit words suffixed with -ता

Descendants

• → Hindi: -ता (-tā)
• → Malayalam: -ത (-ta)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā)

1. nominative singular of -तृ (-tṛ)