See also: লাখ

Assamese edit

Verb edit

লেখা (lekha)

  1. Alternative form of লিখা (likha)

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀮𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (*likkhaï), from Sanskrit लिख्यते (likhyate, to scratch), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰyáti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂yéti, from *reyk⁽ʷ⁾h₂-, an extension of *reyk (to scratch). Doublet of রেখা (rekha). Cognate with Sylheti ꠟꠦꠈꠣ (lexá), Assamese লিখা (likha), Hindi लिखना (likhnā), Punjabi ਲਿਖਣਾ (likhṇā), Nepali लेख्नु (lekhnu).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lækʰa/, [ˈlækʰaˑ], /lekʰa/, [ˈlekʰaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lɛkʰa/, [ˈlɛkʰaˑ], /lekʰa/, [ˈlekʰaˑ]
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Verb edit

লেখা (lekha)

  1. to write
    আমি একটা বই লিখতে চাই।
    ami ekṭa boi likhte cai.
    I want to write a book.

Conjugation edit

Chalita
Sadhu

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

লেখা (lekha)

  1. writing
    আমার লেখাটা কি পরেছো?
    amar lekhaṭa ki porechō?
    Have you read my article?

Inflection edit

Inflection of লেখা
nominative লেখা
lekha
objective লেখা / লেখাকে
lekha (semantically general or indefinite) / lekhake (semantically definite)
genitive লেখার
lekhar
locative লেখাতে / লেখায়
lekhate / lekhaẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative লেখা
lekha
objective লেখা / লেখাকে
lekha (semantically general or indefinite) / lekhake (semantically definite)
genitive লেখার
lekhar
locative লেখাতে / লেখায়
lekhate / lekhaẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative লেখাটি , লেখাটা
lekhaṭi, lekhaṭa
লেখাগুলি, লেখাগুলা, লেখাগুলো
lekhaguli, lekhagula, lekhagulō
objective লেখাটি, লেখাটা
lekhaṭi, lekhaṭa
লেখাগুলি, লেখাগুলা, লেখাগুলো
lekhaguli, lekhagula, lekhagulō
genitive লেখাটির, লেখাটার
lekhaṭir, lekhaṭar
লেখাগুলির, লেখাগুলার, লেখাগুলোর
lekhagulir, lekhagular, lekhagulōr
locative লেখাটিতে, লেখাটাতে, লেখাটায়
lekhaṭite, lekhaṭate, lekhaṭaẏ
লেখাগুলিতে, লেখাগুলাতে, লেখাগুলায়, লেখাগুলোতে
lekhagulite, lekhagulate, lekhagulaẏ, lekhagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective edit

লেখা (lekha) (comparative আরও লেখা, superlative সবচেয়ে লেখা)

  1. written
    Synonym: লিখিত (likhito)
    এখানে কী লেখা আছে?
    ekhane ki lekha ache?
    What's written here?

References edit

  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh