ঘৈণী
Assamese
Alternative forms
- ঘৰিণী (ghorini), ঘৰণী (ghoroni), ঘৰুণী (ghoruni) – less common
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese ঘৰিণী (ghoriṇī), from Sanskrit গৃহিণী (gṛhiṇī, “housewife”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʱoɪ.ni/
Noun
ঘৈণী • (ghoini)
- wife
- Synonyms: পত্নী (potni), জায়া (zaya), দাৰ (dar), স্ত্ৰী (stri), ল’ৰহঁতৰ মাক (lörohõtor mak), ভাৰ্য্যা (bharzya), জানি (zani)
Usage notes
Like other Assamese kinship nouns, ঘৈণী (ghoini) uses the -ক (-k) suffix for 3rd person.For example,
- মোৰঘৈণী ― mür ghoini ― My wife
- আপোনাৰঘৈণী ― apünar ghoini ― Your wife
- তাইৰঘৈণীয়েক ― tair ghoiniek ― Her wife
- তাৰঘৈণীয়েক ― tar ghoiniek ― His wife
Declension
(honorific):
Inflection of ঘৈণী
Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
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numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
singular | plural | informal | |||||||
absolutive | ঘৈণী ghoini | ঘৈণীগৰাকী ghoinigoraki | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকী ghoinikeigoraki | ঘৈণীবোৰ ghoinibür | ঘৈণীবিলাক ghoinibilak | ||||
ergative | ঘৈণীয়ে ghoiniয়ে | ঘৈণীগৰাকীয়ে ghoinigorakie | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীয়ে ghoinikeigorakiয়ে | ঘৈণীবোৰে ghoinibüre | ঘৈণীবিলাকে ghoinibilake | ||||
accusative | ঘৈণীক ghoinik | ঘৈণীগৰাকীক ghoinigorakik | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীক ghoinikeigorakik | ঘৈণীবোৰক ghoinibürok | ঘৈণীবিলাকক ghoinibilakok | ||||
genitive | ঘৈণীৰ ghoinir | ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰ ghoinigorakir | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰ ghoinikeigorakir | ঘৈণীবোৰৰ ghoinibüror | ঘৈণীবিলাকৰ ghoinibilakor | ||||
dative | ঘৈণীলৈ ghoiniloi | ঘৈণীগৰাকীলৈ ghoinigorakiloi | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীলৈ ghoinikeigorakiloi | ঘৈণীবোৰলৈ ghoinibüroloi | ঘৈণীবিলাকলৈ ghoinibilakoloi | ||||
instrumental | ঘৈণীৰে ghoinire | ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰে ghoinigorakire | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰে ghoinikeigorakire | ঘৈণীবোৰেৰে ghoinibürere | ঘৈণীবিলাকেৰে ghoinibilakere | ||||
locative | ঘৈণীত ghoinit | ঘৈণীগৰাকীত ghoinigorakit | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীত ghoinikeigorakit | ঘৈণীবোৰত ghoinibürot | ঘৈণীবিলাকত ghoinibilakot | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. |
See also
- গিৰি (giri)