पाठ

See also: पीठ and पेठ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɑːʈʰ/, [päːʈʰ]

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

  1. learning, reading; memorization
    Synonym: पढ़ाई (paṛhāī)
  2. lesson

Declension

Derived terms

References

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʈʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘘 (pāṭa), 𑘢𑘰𑘙𑘲 (pāṭhī), from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Konkani फाट (fāṭ), Gujarati પીઠ (pīṭh), Hindi पीठ (pīṭh), Odia ପିଠି (piṭhi), Assamese পিঠি (pithi).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) f

  1. (anatomy) back (rear of the body)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh) m

  1. memorization
  2. lesson
    Synonym: धडा (dhaḍā)
  3. roting
Declension
Declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
पाठ
pāṭh
direct
plural
पाठ
pāṭh
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
पाठ
pāṭh
पाठ
pāṭh
oblique
सामान्यरूप
पाठा
pāṭhā
पाठां-
pāṭhān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
पाठाला
pāṭhālā
पाठांना
pāṭhānnā
ergative पाठाने, पाठानं
pāṭhāne, pāṭhāna
पाठांनी
pāṭhānnī
instrumental पाठाशी
pāṭhāśī
पाठांशी
pāṭhānśī
locative
सप्तमी
पाठात
pāṭhāt
पाठांत
pāṭhāt
vocative
संबोधन
पाठा
pāṭhā
पाठांनो
pāṭhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पाठ (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
पाठाचा
pāṭhāċā
पाठाचे
pāṭhāċe
पाठाची
pāṭhācī
पाठाच्या
pāṭhācā
पाठाचे, पाठाचं
pāṭhāċe, pāṭhāċa
पाठाची
pāṭhācī
पाठाच्या
pāṭhācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
पाठांचा
pāṭhānċā
पाठांचे
pāṭhānċe
पाठांची
pāṭhāñcī
पाठांच्या
pāṭhāncā
पाठांचे, पाठांचं
pāṭhānċe, pāṭhānċa
पाठांची
pāṭhāñcī
पाठांच्या
pāṭhāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.
Derived terms
  • पाठ करणे (pāṭh karṇe, to rote, to memorize)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पाठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठ (pāṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [päʈʰ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: पाठ्

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭh)

  1. lesson
  2. instruction

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of पठ् (paṭh) + -अ (-a). Related to पठति (paṭhati).

Pronunciation

Noun

पाठ • (pāṭha) stem, m

  1. recitation, recital
  2. reading, perusal, study (especially of sacred texts)
  3. a particular method of reciting the text of the Veda
  4. the text of a book
  5. the reading (of a text)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पाठ
Nom. sg. पाठः (pāṭhaḥ)
Gen. sg. पाठस्य (pāṭhasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाठः (pāṭhaḥ) पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)
Vocative पाठ (pāṭha) पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठाः (pāṭhāḥ)
Accusative पाठम् (pāṭham) पाठौ (pāṭhau) पाठान् (pāṭhān)
Instrumental पाठेन (pāṭhena) पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) पाठैः (pāṭhaiḥ)
Dative पाठाय (pāṭhāya) पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Ablative पाठात् (pāṭhāt) पाठाभ्याम् (pāṭhābhyām) पाठेभ्यः (pāṭhebhyaḥ)
Genitive पाठस्य (pāṭhasya) पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ) पाठानाम् (pāṭhānām)
Locative पाठे (pāṭhe) पाठयोः (pāṭhayoḥ) पाठेषु (pāṭheṣu)

Descendants

  • Pali: pāṭha
  • Hindi: पाठ (pāṭh)
  • Malayalam: പാഠം (pāṭhaṁ)
  • Marathi: पाठ (pāṭh)
  • Nepali: पाठ (pāṭh)
  • Punjabi: ਪਾਠ (pāṭha)
  • Tamil: பாடம் (pāṭam)
  • Telugu: పాఠము (pāṭhamu)

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pāṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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