জা

See also: -জা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), possibly through an equivalent of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା (ja) and Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒa/, [ˈdʒaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑa/, [ˈdʑaː], [ˈdʑaˑ]

Noun

জা • (ja)

  1. co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)

Declension
Inflection of জা
nominative জা
ja
objective জাকে
jake
genitive জার
jar
Indefinite forms
nominative জা
ja
objective জাকে
jake
genitive জার
jar
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জাটা, জাটি
jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal)		 জারা
jara
objective জাটাকে, জাটিকে
jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal)		 জাদের(কে)
jader(ke)
genitive জাটার, জাটির
jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal)		 জাদের
jader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, জা, Government of Bangladesh
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