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tā

ta

fem nom pl of ta (pron); fem acc pl of ta (pron); masc nom pl of ta (letter); masc instr sg of ta (letter); …

1. ta (pron): that
2. ta (letter): (gram) letter t; 24th letter of the alphabet; dental sibilant
3. tā (pron): they; those (females)
4. tā (pron): those; them (females)
5. tā (suffix): (gram) state of; idea of; notion of; fact of

Built from

• t- — root · that, demonstrative
  The stem of the demonstrative pronoun, carrying the sense of pointing to a distant object. Cognate to English 'that', German 'das', Sanskrit 'tat'; all descend from PIE *to- 'that one'.
• -ā — ending · feminine plural nominative/accusative
  The feminine plural ending, inherited from Indo-European. Marks the form as referring to multiple females or feminine entities.

Etymology. Pali ta (that) is the neuter form of the demonstrative pronoun, descended from PIE *to- (that one). Cognates: English that, the, German das, Sanskrit tat. The feminine plural tā adds the inherited feminine plural ending -ā; the same form appears in Greek hai (feminine plural of the article), Latin eae.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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