बेटा

See also: बूट, बेट, and बेटी

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वटु (vaṭu, “boy, lad, chap”), via Sauraseni Prakrit बिट्ट (biṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beː.ʈɑː/

Noun

बेटा • (beṭā) m (Urdu spelling بیٹا‎)

1. son

   देश को अपने बेटों पर गर्व है।

   deś ko apne beṭõ par garva hai.

   This country is proud of her sons.

Declension

Declension of बेटा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बेटा (beṭā)	बेटे (beṭe)
Oblique	बेटे (beṭe)	बेटों (beṭõ)
Vocative	बेटे (beṭe)	बेटो (beṭo)

Synonyms

• पुत्र (putra)

Antonyms

• (with regards to gender) बेटी (beṭī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बेटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “बेटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.