Hindi

Suffix

-ता • ‎(-tā) f, m

1. Forms feminine abstract nouns from nouns.
2. Forms masculine agent nouns.

Usage notes

An example:

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

Derived terms

See also

• -पन ‎(-pan)