আতা

Assamese

Etymology

Cognate with Gujarati આતાજી (ātājī, “grandfather”). Related to আতৈ (atoi, “Vaishnava monk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.tɑ/

Noun

আতা • (ata)

1. grandfather

   Synonym: (common in Standard Assamese) ককা (koka)

2. old man

Kinship declension

Conjugation forms of আতা

			case
			nominative	accusative	dative	terminative	genitive	locative
1st		মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”)	আতা ata	আতাক atak	আতালৈ ataloi	আতালৈকে ataloike	আতাৰ atar	আতাত atat
2nd	very familiar; inferior	তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”)	আতাৰ atar	আতাৰক atarok	আতাৰলৈ ataroloi	আতাৰলৈকে ataroloike	আতাৰৰ ataror	আতাৰত atarot
	familiar	তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”)	আতাৰা atara	আতাৰাক atarak	আতাৰালৈ ataraloi	আতাৰালৈকে ataraloike	আতাৰাৰ atarar	আতাৰাত atarat
	formal	আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”)	আতাক atak	আতাকক atakok	আতাকলৈ atakoloi	আতাকলৈকে atakoloike	আতাকৰ atakor	আতাকত atakot
3rd		তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc

Declension

Declension of আতা

nominative	আতা / আতাই (ata / atai)
accusative	আতা / আতাক (ata / atak)
dative	আতালৈ (ataloi)
terminative	আতালৈকে (ataloike)
instrumental	আতাই / আতাৰে (atai / atare)
genitive	আতাৰ (atar)
locative	আতাত (atat)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

See also

• আবু (abu)

Bengali

Etymology

Likely from Portuguese ata, of uncertain origin. Compare Assamese আৎ (at), Odia ଆତ (āta), Hindustani آت/आत (āt), Nepali आँट (ā̃ṭ), Marathi आत (āt).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /at̪a/, [ˈat̪aˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /at̪a/, [ˈat̪aˑ]

Noun

আতা • (ata)

1. custard apple, sugar apple (Annona squamosa), especially one with a smooth surface

   Synonyms: মেওয়া (meōẇa), শরিফা (śoripha)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	আতা (ata)
objective	আতা / আতাকে (ata (semantically general or indefinite) / atake (semantically definite))
genitive	আতার (atar)
locative	আতাতে / আতায় (atate / ataẏ)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	আতাটি , আতাটা (ataṭi, ataṭa)	আতাগুলি, আতাগুলা, আতাগুলো (ataguli, atagula, atagulō)
objective	আতাটি, আতাটা (ataṭi, ataṭa)	আতাগুলি, আতাগুলা, আতাগুলো (ataguli, atagula, atagulō)
genitive	আতাটির, আতাটার (ataṭir, ataṭar)	আতাগুলির, আতাগুলার, আতাগুলোর (atagulir, atagular, atagulōr)
locative	আতাটিতে, আতাটাতে, আতাটায় (ataṭite, ataṭate, ataṭaẏ)	আতাগুলিতে, আতাগুলাতে, আতাগুলায়, আতাগুলোতে (atagulite, atagulate, atagulaẏ, atagulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “আতা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “আতা”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “আতা”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “আতা”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• “আতা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.