জা

See also: -জা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), possibly through an equivalent of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (jāuyā). Compare Assamese জা (za), Odia ଜା (jā) and Marathi जाऊ (jāū).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa/, [ˈd͡ʒaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑa/, [ˈdʑaː], [ˈdʑaˑ]

Noun

জা • (ja)

1. co-sister-in-law (sister-in-law of a woman; husband's brother's wife)

Declension

Inflection of জা
nominative	জা ja
objective	জাকে jake
genitive	জার jar
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জা ja
objective	জাকে jake
genitive	জার jar
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জাটা, জাটি jaṭa (colloquial), jaṭi (formal)		জারা jara
objective	জাটাকে, জাটিকে jaṭake (colloquial), jaṭike (formal)		জাদের(কে) jader(ke)
genitive	জাটার, জাটির jaṭar (colloquial), jaṭir (formal)		জাদের jader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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