-টা

-ṭa (romanization)
-টি (alternative uncommon)

From গোটা (gōṭa). Compare Odia ଗୋଟା (goṭā).

ছেলেটা

the; the singular definite article, attached to the ends of words


-ই

* For the adjectival and agentive suffix, merged from Sanskrit -इक (-ika, adjectival and agentive suffix) and -ई (-ī, adjectival suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-ikos and *-iHs respectively. Also influenced by the cognate Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and the unrelated Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).
* For the feminine suffix, from Sanskrit -ई (-ī), from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.

inh

forms adjectives and agent nouns from nouns and adjectives


য

a verbal suffix that is added to verbs to form different types of nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.


-হীন

Derived from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “abandoned; devoid of”), accompanying a change in the word class, from an adjective to a suffix for expressing the lack of something. This word has been semi-nativised and is sometimes used in non-Sanskrit derived words, but not typically.

der+

প্রেমহীন

Suffix appended to nouns to create adjectives, indicating a lack of; -less


-ত্ব

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).


-তা

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -ता (-tā).


-টি

-ṭi (romanization)
-টা (alternative common)


-রা

ছেলেরা

the; the plural definite article for animate nouns ending in vowels (sometimes excluding o)


রা

ra (romanization)
-রা (alternative)
-এরা (alternative)

Derived from the genitive ending -এর (-er).

the; the plural definite article for animate nouns ending in vowels


-এরা

ছাত্রেরা

the; the plural definite article for animate nouns ending in consonants and the vowel o


-গুলো

-gulō (romanization)
-গুলা (alternative common)

the; the plural definite article for inanimate nouns, attached to the ends of words


-গুলা

-gula (romanization)
-গুলো (alternative)
-গিলা (alternative)
-গ্লা (alternative)
-গুনা (alternative)
-গুনো (alternative)

Inherited from Middle Bengali কুলা, কুলো (kula, kulō), with voicing due to intervocalic position as suffix.


-ঈ

* For the relational suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ঈয় (-īẏa), from Proto-Indo-European *-iHyos.
* For the possessive suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ইন্ (-in), from Proto-Indo-European *-inos.
* For the feminine suffix, borrowed from Sanskrit -ঈ (-ī), from Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂.
The first two uses were reinforced by Prakrit -𑀇𑀅 (-ia), from Sanskrit -ইক (-ika), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-kos. They were also possibly influenced by the unrelated Classical Persian ـی (-ī) and Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy).

লন্ডন (lonḍon, “London”) + -ঈ (-i) → লন্ডনী (lonḍoni, “Londoner”, noun)

বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś, “Bangladesh”) + -ঈ (-i) → বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi, “Bangladeshi”, adjective)

forms nouns and adjectives implying relation or association

দরকার (dorkar, “necessity”) + -ঈ (-i) → দরকারী (dorkari, “necessary”)

প্রাণ (pran, “life”) + -ঈ (-i) → প্রাণী (prani, “animal”)

forms nouns and adjectives indicating possession of or having a property or quality

কাল (kal, “dark-skinned”) + -ঈ (-i) → কালী (kali, “Kali (a goddess represented with dark skin)”)

সুন্দর (śundor, “beautiful”) + -ঈ (-i) → সুন্দরী (śundori, “beautiful (female)”)


-আ

For:
* Sanskritic borrowings and formations, from Sanskrit -आ (-ā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-aH, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.
* Arabic and Persian borrowings, from Arabic ـَة (-a) (and some via Classical Persian ـه (-a)), from Proto-Semitic *-at, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-Vt.

অনাঘ্রাত (onaghrat) + -আ (-a) → অনাঘ্রাতা (onaghrata)


-ঈয়

(in nouns) one from, belonging to, relating to, or like

ভারত (bharot, “India”) + -ঈয় (-iẏo) → ভারতীয় (bharotiẏo, “Indian”, adjective)

(in adjectives) coming from, related to, like


-কে

এটি রামকে দেওয়া হয়েছে।


-দার

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـدار (-dār). Compare Hindi -दार (-dār).

bor+

an agentive suffix indicating a doer or maker

a possessive suffix indicating a possessor or owner


-খান

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa), with semantic shift from "piece" to "thing" to "place". Probably influenced by the now archaic locational suffix -থান (-than), from Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀦 (thāna), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna); and possibly also influenced by Classical Persian خانه (xāna, “house”).


-গা

-ga (romanization)
-গুয়া (alternative)
-গোয়া (alternative)
-গু (alternative)

হোলাগা বেশি খন্নাস।


-খানা

-khana (romanization)
-খান (alternative)
-খানি (alternative)
-খলা (alternative Varendra)
-কনা (alternative Varendra)

Borrowed from Classical Persian خانه (xāna). This suffix has been fully nativised and is thus used in words of all origins. Compare Hindustani خانہ / ख़ाना (xānā).

ডাক্তারখানা


-কনা

-kona (romanization)
-কোনা (alternative)
-খনা (alternative)
-খানা (alternative Standard)

From Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍá, “broken, crippled”). Compare Assamese -খন (-khon).

der

ছাওয়ালকনা কান্দোচে।

(Varendra) the; the singular definite article


-ওয়ালা

head

-ওয়ালা • (-ōẇala)

bn-suffix

-ওয়ালা • (-ōẇala)

-ōẇala (romanization)
-আলা (alternative colloquial)
-অলা (alternative colloquial)
-ওলা (alternative colloquial)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-
Sanskrit पा (pā)?
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Sanskrit पार (pāra)?
Sanskrit पाल (pāla)
Bengali -ওয়ালা (-ōẇala)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀅 (vālaa), from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka, “protector, keeper”), from पाल (pāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindustani -वाला (-vālā) / والا (vālā).

inh

বাড়িওয়ালাকে মাসের শেষে ভাড়া দিতে হবে।

Rent must be paid to the house-owner [landlord] at the end of the month.

-er (agentive suffix); possessor; owner; dealer; seller; practitioner


-দারী

-dari (romanization)
-দারি (alternative)

From Bengali suffixed formation -দার (-dar) + -ঈ (-i), or directly borrowed from Classical Persian داری (-dārī).

ঈমানদারী

জিম্মাদারী

জমিদারী

(of a political division or system) holding; political authority


-কারী

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-der.
Sanskrit -कार (-kāra)
Sanskrit -इन् (-in)
Sanskrit -कारिन् (-kārin)bor.
Bengali -কারী (-kari)
Borrowed from Sanskrit -कारिन् (-kārin).


-জা

Inherited from Sanskrit जात (jāta). Doublet of জাত (jato).


-কামী

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कामिन् (kāmin).


-জাদা

-jada (romanization)
-জাদী (feminine)
-জাদা (indefinite nominative)
-জাদা (indefinite objective)
-জাদার (genitive indefinite)
-জাদাতে (indefinite locative)
-জাদায় (indefinite locative)
-জাদাটি (definite nominative singular)
-জাদাটা (definite nominative singular)
-জাদাগুলি (definite nominative plural)
-জাদাগুলা (definite nominative plural)
-জাদাগুলো (definite nominative plural)
-জাদাটি (definite objective singular)
-জাদাটা (definite objective singular)
-জাদাগুলি (definite objective plural)
-জাদাগুলা (definite objective plural)
-জাদাগুলো (definite objective plural)
-জাদাটির (definite genitive singular)
-জাদাটার (definite genitive singular)
-জাদাগুলির (definite genitive plural)
-জাদাগুলার (definite genitive plural)
-জাদাগুলোর (definite genitive plural)
-জাদাটিতে (definite locative singular)
-জাদাটাতে (definite locative singular)
-জাদাটায় (definite locative singular)
-জাদাগুলিতে (definite locative plural)
-জাদাগুলাতে (definite locative plural)
-জাদাগুলায় (definite locative plural)
-জাদাগুলোতে (definite locative plural)
Objective Note: In some dialects

bn-decl-noun

-জাদা / -জাদাকে

-jada (semantically general or indefinite) / -jadake (semantically definite)

-জাদাতে / -জাদায়

-জাদাটি , -জাদাটা

-জাদাগুলি, -জাদাগুলা, -জাদাগুলো

-জাদাটি, -জাদাটা

-জাদাগুলি, -জাদাগুলা, -জাদাগুলো

-জাদাটির, -জাদাটার

-জাদাগুলির, -জাদাগুলার, -জাদাগুলোর

-জাদাটিতে, -জাদাটাতে, -জাদাটায়

-জাদাগুলিতে, -জাদাগুলাতে, -জাদাগুলায়, -জাদাগুলোতে

-jadagulite, -jadagulate, -jadagulaẏ, -jadagulōte

Borrowed from Classical Persian زاده (zāda, “offspring”), which is from Middle Persian zʾtk' (zādag), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́aHtás. Doublet of জাত (jat).

bor+

Coordinate term: -জাদী (-jadi)

সেলাম কর বাদশাজাদে

-son; suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually to form a diminutive or sometimes to denote a family name.


-জাদী

-jadi (romanization)
-জাদী (indefinite nominative)
-জাদী (indefinite objective)
-জাদীর (genitive indefinite)
-জাদীতে (indefinite locative)
-জাদীয় (indefinite locative)
-জাদীটি (definite nominative singular)
-জাদীটা (definite nominative singular)
-জাদীগুলি (definite nominative plural)
-জাদীগুলা (definite nominative plural)
-জাদীগুলো (definite nominative plural)
-জাদীটি (definite objective singular)
-জাদীটা (definite objective singular)
-জাদীগুলি (definite objective plural)
-জাদীগুলা (definite objective plural)
-জাদীগুলো (definite objective plural)
-জাদীটির (definite genitive singular)
-জাদীটার (definite genitive singular)
-জাদীগুলির (definite genitive plural)
-জাদীগুলার (definite genitive plural)
-জাদীগুলোর (definite genitive plural)
-জাদীটিতে (definite locative singular)
-জাদীটাতে (definite locative singular)
-জাদীটায় (definite locative singular)
-জাদীগুলিতে (definite locative plural)
-জাদীগুলাতে (definite locative plural)
-জাদীগুলায় (definite locative plural)
-জাদীগুলোতে (definite locative plural)
Objective Note: In some dialects
-জাদি (alternative)

bn-decl-noun

-জাদী / -জাদীকে

-jadi (semantically general or indefinite) / -jadike (semantically definite)

-জাদীতে / -জাদীয়

-জাদীটি , -জাদীটা

-জাদীগুলি, -জাদীগুলা, -জাদীগুলো

-জাদীটি, -জাদীটা

-জাদীগুলি, -জাদীগুলা, -জাদীগুলো

-জাদীটির, -জাদীটার

-জাদীগুলির, -জাদীগুলার, -জাদীগুলোর

-জাদীটিতে, -জাদীটাতে, -জাদীটায়

-জাদীগুলিতে, -জাদীগুলাতে, -জাদীগুলায়, -জাদীগুলোতে

-jadigulite, -jadigulate, -jadigulaẏ, -jadigulōte

শাহাজাদীর শাদির দিনে নাচে হাজার বাঁদী

Thousands of maids dance on the day of the wedding of the daughter of the king.

feminine of -জাদা (-jada): daughter of; suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually to form a diminutive or sometimes to denote a family name.


-এর

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera, possessive marker), grammaticalized from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “work”). Cognate with Assamese -অৰ (-or), Maithili केर (kēr), Odia -ର (-ra), and the -रा (-rā) in Hindi मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc.

inh+

তাহার ভাই

মাহীর কম্পিউটার

marks the genitive case: of, belonging to

কমলার রস

হাতের আঙ্গুল

সোনার তলোয়ার


মন্দ

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـمند (-mand).


-অক্ত

head

-অক্ত • (-ôktô)

forms adjectives from nouns, meaning covered with or smeared


-অনীয়

-অনীয় • (-ônīyô)

bn-suffix

-অনীয় • (-ônīyô)


-স্তান

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِستان (-istān).

bor+

কাজাখ (kajakh, “Kazakh”) + -স্তান (-stan) → কাজাখস্তান (kajakhstan, “Kazakhstan”)

কিরগিজ (kirgij, “Kyrgyz”) + -স্তান (-stan) → কিরগিজস্তান (kirgijstan, “Kyrgyzstan”)

Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.

গুল (gul, “rose”) + -স্তান (-stan) → গুলিস্তান (gulistan, “rose garden”)


-ইয়া

head

-ইয়া • (-iẏa)

-iẏa (romanization)
-এ (alternative)
-য়ে (alternative)

Inherited from Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

(in nouns) one from, belonging to, relating to, like; with

ঢাকা (ḍhaka, “Dhaka”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa) → ঢাকাইয়া (ḍhakaiẏa, adjective)


-নী

-ni (romanization)
-নি (alternative)
-ণী (alternative)

নাতি (nati, “grandson”) + -নী (-ni) → নাতনী (natni, “granddaughter”)

দুঃখী (dukkhi) + -নী (-ni) → দুঃখিনী (dukkhini)

পেত (pet, “ghost”) + -নী (-ni) → পেত্নী (petni, “female ghost”)


-বাদ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाद (vāda, “speech; thesis, doctrine”). Current meanings formed from the secondary meaning of "thesis" or "doctrine", itself from the primary meaning "speech". Cognate with Hindi -वाद (-vād).

lbor

Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof. Equivalent to English -ism.


-ইক

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इक (-ika). Cognate to English -ic

Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.

A nominal suffix denoting the doer or maker of something.


-শালা

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शाला (śālā).


-ইনী

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इनी (-inī).

তট (toṭ, “coast”) + -ইনী (-ini) → তটিনী (toṭini, “river”)


-আনী

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -আনী (-ānī).

বন (bon, “forest”) + -আনী (-ani) → বনানী (bonani)

চাকর (cakor, “servant”) + -আনী (-ani) → চাকরানী (cakrani, “maid”)


-নবিস

Borrowed from Classical Persian نویس (nawīs), stem of نوشتن (nawištan, “to write”). Compare Hindi -नवीस (-navīs) and Punjabi -ਨਵੀਸ (-navīs).

bor+

নকশা (nokśa, “map”) + -নবিস (-nobiś) → নকশানবিস (nokśanbiś, “mapmaker”)

agentive suffix indicating someone who writes or draws.


-খোর

Borrowed from Classical Persian خور (xōr)