Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit জিত (jita). Cognate with Hindi जित (jit) / जीत (jīt), Urdu جیت (jet), Nepali जीत (jīt), Odia ଜିଟ୍ (jiṭ), Gujarati જીત (jīt), Punjabi ਜਿੱਤ (jitt) / جِتّ (jitt), Pali jita.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːt̪/, [ˈd͡ʒiːt̪], /d͡ʒit̪/, [ˈd͡ʒit̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑiːt̪/, [ˈdʑiːt̪], /dʑit̪/, [ˈdʑit̪]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /d̪ziːt̪/, [ˈd̪ziːt̪], [ˈziːt̪], /d̪zit̪/, [ˈd̪zit̪], [ˈzit̪]

Noun

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জিৎ (jit)

  1. victory, win
    Synonyms: জয় (joẏ), বিজয় (bijoẏ)
    Antonym: হার (hār)
  2. conquering
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Inflection

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Inflection of জিৎ
nominative জিৎ
jiṭ
objective জিৎ / জিৎকে
jiṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / jiṭke (semantically definite)
genitive জিৎের
jiṭer
locative জিৎে
jiṭe
Indefinite forms
nominative জিৎ
jiṭ
objective জিৎ / জিৎকে
jiṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / jiṭke (semantically definite)
genitive জিৎের
jiṭer
locative জিৎে
jiṭe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জিৎটা , জিৎটি
jiṭṭa (colloquial), jiṭṭi (formal)
জিৎগুলা, জিৎগুলো
jiṭgula (colloquial), jiṭgulo (formal)
objective জিৎটা, জিৎটি
jiṭṭa (colloquial), jiṭṭi (formal)
জিৎগুলা, জিৎগুলো
jiṭgula (colloquial), jiṭgulo (formal)
genitive জিৎটার, জিৎটির
jiṭṭar (colloquial), jiṭṭir (formal)
জিৎগুলার, জিৎগুলোর
jiṭgular (colloquial), jiṭgulor (formal)
locative জিৎটাতে / জিৎটায়, জিৎটিতে
jiṭṭate / jiṭṭay (colloquial), jiṭṭite (formal)
জিৎগুলাতে / জিৎগুলায়, জিৎগুলোতে
jiṭgulate / jiṭgulay (colloquial), jiṭgulote (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) “জিৎ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]