ঢাকা

See also: ঢোকা

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʱa.ka/

Alternative forms

Adjective

ঢাকা (dhaka)

  1. covered
  2. hidden

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

Proper noun

ঢাকা (dhaka)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
Declension
Inflection of ঢাকা
absolutive ঢাকা
dhaka
ergative ঢাকাই
dhakai
accusative ঢাকা / ঢাকাক
dhaka / dhakak
genitive ঢাকাৰ
dhakar
dative ঢাকালৈ
dhakaloi
instrumental ঢাকাৰে
dhakare
locative ঢাকাত
dhakat
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖʱa.ka/, [ˈɖ̟ʱa.kaˑ]
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: ঢা‧কা

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Assamese ঢকা (dhoka), Hindi ढकना (ḍhaknā), and Punjabi ਢੱਕਣਾ (ḍhakkaṇā).

Verb

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. (transitive) to cover
  2. (transitive) to hide, to cover up
Conjugation

Noun

ঢাকা (ḍhaka, lid)

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. cover, lid
Inflection
Inflection of ঢাকা
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakay
Indefinite forms
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakay
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঢাকাটা , ঢাকাটি
ḍhakaṭa (colloquial), ḍhakaṭi (formal)
ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakagula (colloquial), ḍhakagulo (formal)
objective ঢাকাটা, ঢাকাটি
ḍhakaṭa (colloquial), ḍhakaṭi (formal)
ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakagula (colloquial), ḍhakagulo (formal)
genitive ঢাকাটার, ঢাকাটির
ḍhakaṭar (colloquial), ḍhakaṭir (formal)
ঢাকাগুলার, ঢাকাগুলোর
ḍhakagular (colloquial), ḍhakagulor (formal)
locative ঢাকাটাতে / ঢাকাটায়, ঢাকাটিতে
ḍhakaṭate / ḍhakaṭay (colloquial), ḍhakaṭite (formal)
ঢাকাগুলাতে / ঢাকাগুলায়, ঢাকাগুলোতে
ḍhakagulate / ḍhakagulay (colloquial), ḍhakagulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. covered

Etymology 2

The word is generally thought to originate from ঢাক (ḍhak), which has several meanings in Bengali. It either refers to the Butea monosperma, a tree commonly found in the area, or pays homage to the local dhak instrument played by the order of Governor Islam Khan I during the inauguration of the city in 1610.[1]

Proper noun

ঢাকা (ḍhaka, Dhaka)

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
Inflection
Inflection of ঢাকা
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakay
Indefinite forms
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakay
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঢাকাটা , ঢাকাটি
ḍhakaṭa (colloquial), ḍhakaṭi (formal)
ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakagula (colloquial), ḍhakagulo (formal)
objective ঢাকাটা, ঢাকাটি
ḍhakaṭa (colloquial), ḍhakaṭi (formal)
ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakagula (colloquial), ḍhakagulo (formal)
genitive ঢাকাটার, ঢাকাটির
ḍhakaṭar (colloquial), ḍhakaṭir (formal)
ঢাকাগুলার, ঢাকাগুলোর
ḍhakagular (colloquial), ḍhakagulor (formal)
locative ঢাকাটাতে / ঢাকাটায়, ঢাকাটিতে
ḍhakaṭate / ḍhakaṭay (colloquial), ḍhakaṭite (formal)
ঢাকাগুলাতে / ঢাকাগুলায়, ঢাকাগুলোতে
ḍhakagulate / ḍhakagulay (colloquial), ḍhakagulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Synonyms
  • জাহাঙ্গীরনগর (jahaṅgīrnôgôr)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Urdu: ڈھاکہ (ḍhāka)
    • Pashto: ډاکه‎ (ḍāká)
  • Assamese: ঢাকা (dhaka)
  • English: Dhaka

References

  1. “Islam Khan Chisti”, in Banglapedia, accessed 4 February 2013
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