শপথ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔpɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈʃɔpɔt̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔpɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈʃɔpɔt̪]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ʃɔpɔt̪ʰ/, [ˈʃɔpɔt̪], [ˈʃɔɸɔt̪ʰ]

Noun

শপথ • (śopoth)

1. oath, swearing; vow; promise

Declension

Inflection of শপথ
nominative	শপথ śopoth
objective	শপথ / শপথকে śopoth (semantically general or indefinite) / śopothke (semantically definite)
genitive	শপথের śopother
locative	শপথে śopothe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শপথ śopoth
objective	শপথ / শপথকে śopoth (semantically general or indefinite) / śopothke (semantically definite)
genitive	শপথের śopother
locative	শপথে śopothe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	শপথটা , শপথটি śopothṭa (colloquial), śopothṭi (formal)		শপথগুলা, শপথগুলো śopothgula (colloquial), śopothgulo (formal)
objective	শপথটা, শপথটি śopothṭa (colloquial), śopothṭi (formal)		শপথগুলা, শপথগুলো śopothgula (colloquial), śopothgulo (formal)
genitive	শপথটার, শপথটির śopothṭar (colloquial), śopothṭir (formal)		শপথগুলার, শপথগুলোর śopothgular (colloquial), śopothgulor (formal)
locative	শপথটাতে / শপথটায়, শপথটিতে śopothṭate / śopothṭay (colloquial), śopothṭite (formal)		শপথগুলাতে / শপথগুলায়, শপথগুলোতে śopothgulate / śopothgulay (colloquial), śopothgulote (formal)
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) “শপথ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]