বাট

Assamese

কৌৰতিত বাট

kourotit bat

Roads in Kavaratti

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese বাট (baṭo), Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit ৱৰ্ত্মন্ (vártman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wártma, from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠐ (baṭ), Braj बाट (bāṭ), Nepali बाटो (bāṭo), Gujarati વાટ (vāṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bat/

Noun

বাট • (bat)

road, street, path, alley route
Synonyms: আলিবাট (alibat), ৰাস্তা (rasta), আলি (ali), পথ (poth), ৰাহ (rah)
direction
way, method

Declension

Inflection of বাট

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	বাট bat	বাটটো battü	বাটকেইটা batkeita	বাটবোৰ batbür	বাটবিলাক batbilak
ergative	বাটে bate	বাটটোৱে battüe	বাটকেইটাই batkeitai	বাটবোৰে batbüre	বাটবিলাকে batbilake
accusative	বাটক batok	বাটটোক battük	বাটকেইটাক batkeitak	বাটবোৰক batbürok	বাটবিলাকক batbilakok
genitive	বাটৰ bator	বাটটোৰ battür	বাটকেইটাৰ batkeitar	বাটবোৰৰ batbüror	বাটবিলাকৰ batbilakor
dative	বাটলৈ batoloi	বাটটোলৈ battüloi	বাটকেইটালৈ batkeitaloi	বাটবোৰলৈ batbüroloi	বাটবিলাকলৈ batbilakoloi
terminative	বাটলৈকে batoloike	বাটটোলৈকে battüloike	বাটকেইটালৈকে batkeitaloike	বাটবোৰলৈকে batbüroloike	বাটবিলাকলৈকে batbilakoloike
instrumental	বাটেৰে batere	বাটটোৰে battüre	বাটকেইটাৰে batkeitare	বাটবোৰেৰে batbürere	বাটবিলাকেৰে batbilakere
locative	বাটত batot	বাটটোত battüt	বাটকেইটাত batkeitat	বাটবোৰত batbürot	বাটবিলাকত batbilakot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*baṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्म (vartma, “track, way”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wártma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wártma, from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”). Cognate to Assamese বাট (bat), Hindi बाट (bāṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [baːʈ̟]

Noun

বাট • (baṭ)

(chiefly poetic) a path, road

Inflection

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of বাট
nominative	বাট baṭ
objective	বাট / বাটকে baṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাটের baṭer
locative	বাটে baṭe
nominative	বাট baṭ
objective	বাট / বাটকে baṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṭke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাটের baṭer
locative	বাটে baṭe

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	বাটটা , বাটটি baṭṭa (colloquial), baṭṭi (formal)	বাটগুলা, বাটগুলো baṭgula (colloquial), baṭgulo (formal)
objective	বাটটা, বাটটি baṭṭa (colloquial), baṭṭi (formal)	বাটগুলা, বাটগুলো baṭgula (colloquial), baṭgulo (formal)
genitive	বাটটার, বাটটির baṭṭar (colloquial), baṭṭir (formal)	বাটগুলার, বাটগুলোর baṭgular (colloquial), baṭgulor (formal)
locative	বাটটাতে / বাটটায়, বাটটিতে baṭṭate / baṭṭay (colloquial), baṭṭite (formal)	বাটগুলাতে / বাটগুলায়, বাটগুলোতে baṭgulate / baṭgulay (colloquial), baṭgulote (formal)

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

বাটপাড় (baṭpaṛ)

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wértmn̥.

Noun

বাট (baṭo)

road
শুনি ধনু ধৰি ৰাক্ষস ক বাট চাই ।
উজাগৰে ৰৈলা দুয়ো ভাই ॥
śuni dhonu dhori rakṣosoko baṭo cai ,
ujagore roila duyö bhai .
Hearing that, holding bows, waiting for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly.
(literally, “(After) Hearing, holding bows, looking at the road for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly”)

Descendants

Assamese: বাট (bat)