Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit অতীত (atīta). By surface analysis, অতী (oti) +‎ -ত (-to). Cognate with Assamese অতীত (otit), Odia ଅତୀତ (atita), Hindustani اتیت / अतीत (atīt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ot̪it̪/, [ˈot̪it̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ot̪it̪/, [ˈot̪it̪]

Noun

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অতীত (otit)

  1. past
  2. (linguistics) past tense

Declension

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Inflection of অতীত
nominative অতীত
ótit
objective অতীত / অতীতকে
ótit (semantically general or indefinite) / ótitke (semantically definite)
genitive অতীতের
ótiter
locative অতীতে
ótite
Indefinite forms
nominative অতীত
ótit
objective অতীত / অতীতকে
ótit (semantically general or indefinite) / ótitke (semantically definite)
genitive অতীতের
ótiter
locative অতীতে
ótite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative অতীতটা , অতীতটি
ótitṭa (colloquial), ótitṭi (formal)
অতীতগুলা, অতীতগুলো
ótitgula (colloquial), ótitgulo (formal)
objective অতীতটা, অতীতটি
ótitṭa (colloquial), ótitṭi (formal)
অতীতগুলা, অতীতগুলো
ótitgula (colloquial), ótitgulo (formal)
genitive অতীতটার, অতীতটির
ótitṭar (colloquial), ótitṭir (formal)
অতীতগুলার, অতীতগুলোর
ótitgular (colloquial), ótitgulor (formal)
locative অতীতটাতে / অতীতটায়, অতীতটিতে
ótitṭate / ótitṭay (colloquial), ótitṭite (formal)
অতীতগুলাতে / অতীতগুলায়, অতীতগুলোতে
ótitgulate / ótitgulay (colloquial), ótitgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অতীত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অতীত, Government of Bangladesh