জোঁৱাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

জঙাই (zoṅai), জাঙই (zaṅoi), জোঁৱেই (zü̃ei), জোঁৱে’ (zü̃ë), জঁৱে’ (zõwë) – Central
জাঙে’ (zaṅë), জাৱে’ (zawë) – Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese জমাই (jomai), জামাই (jamai), from Sanskrit জামাতৃ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́āmātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Kamta জাঙৈ (zaṅoi), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Sylheti ꠎꠥꠀꠁ (zuai), ꠎꠣꠝꠣꠁ (zamai), Hindustani جمائی‎ / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʊ.̃aɪ/

Noun

জোঁৱাই • (zü̃ai) (classifier -টো)

son-in-law

Declension

Inflection of জোঁৱাই

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	জোঁৱাই zü̃ai	জোঁৱাইজন zü̃aizon	জোঁৱাইকেইজন zü̃aikeizon	জোঁৱাইবোৰ zü̃aibür	জোঁৱাইবিলাক zü̃aibilak
ergative	জোঁৱাইয়ে zü̃aie	জোঁৱাইজনে zü̃aizone	জোঁৱাইকেইজনে zü̃aikeizone	জোঁৱাইবোৰে zü̃aibüre	জোঁৱাইবিলাকে zü̃aibilake
accusative	জোঁৱাইক zü̃aik	জোঁৱাইজনক zü̃aizonok	জোঁৱাইকেইজনক zü̃aikeizonok	জোঁৱাইবোৰক zü̃aibürok	জোঁৱাইবিলাকক zü̃aibilakok
genitive	জোঁৱাইৰ zü̃air	জোঁৱাইজনৰ zü̃aizonor	জোঁৱাইকেইজনৰ zü̃aikeizonor	জোঁৱাইবোৰৰ zü̃aibüror	জোঁৱাইবিলাকৰ zü̃aibilakor
dative	জোঁৱাইলৈ zü̃ailoi	জোঁৱাইজনলৈ zü̃aizonoloi	জোঁৱাইকেইজনলৈ zü̃aikeizonoloi	জোঁৱাইবোৰলৈ zü̃aibüroloi	জোঁৱাইবিলাকলৈ zü̃aibilakoloi
instrumental	জোঁৱাইৰে zü̃aire	জোঁৱাইজনেৰে zü̃aizonere	জোঁৱাইকেইজনেৰে zü̃aikeizonere	জোঁৱাইবোৰেৰে zü̃aibürere	জোঁৱাইবিলাকেৰে zü̃aibilakere
locative	জোঁৱাইত zü̃ait	জোঁৱাইজনত zü̃aizonot	জোঁৱাইকেইজনত zü̃aikeizonot	জোঁৱাইবোৰত zü̃aibürot	জোঁৱাইবিলাকত zü̃aibilakot

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.