Word history

Monier-Williams (1899) records datta with the sense “given, bestowed”. Datta is a participial form from the Sanskrit verb dā, to give. Monier-Williams lists given, granted and presented as its senses. दत्त and দত্ত preserve the doubled dental consonant. Datt leaves off the final vowel in Latin spelling; the word’s grammatical history does not identify a particular gift or recipient. The final tt records a doubled consonant.

Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword datta, page 467, column 2, entry L89793

Literal dictionary sense

datta: Given, bestowed.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword datta, page 467, column 2, entry L89793

Native-script forms

दत्त · Devanagariদত্ত · Bengali

Spelling variants

Datta.

Sources and attribution

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