-ता

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː/, [t̪äː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from , from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢 (-anta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit -अत् (-at), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. Cognate with Latin -ns, English -ant.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā)

1. ending of the present habitual participle

Declension

Declension of -ता (ā-stem participle)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	-ता -tā	-ते -te	-ती -tī	-तीं -tī̃
oblique	-ते -te	-ते -te	-ती -tī	-तीं -tī̃
vocative	-ते -te	-ते -te	-ती -tī	-तीं -tī̃

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता (-tā), from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) f

1. (productive) Forms feminine abstract nouns.

   Synonym: -पन (-pan)

   ‎वीर (vīr, “hero”) + ‎-ता (-tā) → ‎वीरता (vīrtā, “heroism”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -ता

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ता (-tā́), nominative singular of -तृ (-tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā́, from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) m

1. (not productive) Forms masculine agent nouns.

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂. Compare Avestan -𐬚𐬁 (-θā), Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) f

1. Forms feminine abstract nouns, often representing states of being.

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -ता

Descendants

• → Bengali: -তা (-ta)
• → Hindi: -ता (-tā)
• → Malayalam: -ത (-ta)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tā́, from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr. Cognate with Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr).

Suffix

-ता • (-tā) m

1. nominative singular of -तृ (-tṛ)