Assamese edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Cognate with Hindi चिट्टी (ciṭṭī)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

চিঠি (sithi)

  1. letter (written message)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) খত (khot), (uncommon) পত্ৰ (potro)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa, message). Doublet of চিঠা (ciṭha)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃiʈʰi/, [ˈtʃiʈʰiˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕitʰi/, [ˈtɕitʰiˑ]
    (file)

Noun edit

চিঠি (ciţhi)

  1. letter (message)
    এই চিঠিটা কবে পৌঁছবে?
    ei ciṭhiṭa kobe pōũchbe?
    When will this letter arrive?

Inflection edit

Inflection of চিঠি
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Indefinite forms
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিঠিটা , চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)
চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
objective চিঠিটা, চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)
চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
genitive চিঠিটার, চিঠিটির
ciţhiṭar (colloquial), ciţhiṭir (formal)
চিঠিগুলার, চিঠিগুলোর
ciţhigular (colloquial), ciţhigulor (formal)
locative চিঠিটাতে / চিঠিটায়, চিঠিটিতে
ciţhiṭate / ciţhiṭay (colloquial), ciţhiṭite (formal)
চিঠিগুলাতে / চিঠিগুলায়, চিঠিগুলোতে
ciţhigulate / ciţhigulay (colloquial), ciţhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References edit

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