মেঝে
Bengali
Alternative forms
- মেজিয়া (mejiya), মেজে (meje), মেঝ (mejh), মেঝা (mejha)
- মাজিয়া (majiya), মাঝিয়া (majhiya) – Varendra
Etymology
From মাঝ (majh) + -ইয়া (-iya), from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya).
Pronunciation
- (West Bengal) IPA(key): /me.dʒʰe/, [ˈme.d͡ʒʱe]
Audio (file)
- Rhymes: -edʒe
- Hyphenation: মে‧ঝে
Noun
মেঝে • (mejhe)
- floor
- আমরা মেঝেতে বসে খাই।
- amra mejhete bôse khai.
- We eat sitting on the floor.
Inflection
Inflection of মেঝে | |||
nominative | মেঝে mejhe | ||
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objective | মেঝে / মেঝেকে mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | মেঝের mejher | ||
locative | মেঝেতে / মেঝেয় mejhete / mejhey | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | মেঝে mejhe | ||
objective | মেঝে / মেঝেকে mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | মেঝের mejher | ||
locative | মেঝেতে / মেঝেয় mejhete / mejhey | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | মেঝেটা , মেঝেটি mejheṭa (colloquial), mejheṭi (formal) | মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো mejhegula (colloquial), mejhegulo (formal) | |
objective | মেঝেটা, মেঝেটি mejheṭa (colloquial), mejheṭi (formal) | মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো mejhegula (colloquial), mejhegulo (formal) | |
genitive | মেঝেটার, মেঝেটির mejheṭar (colloquial), mejheṭir (formal) | মেঝেগুলার, মেঝেগুলোর mejhegular (colloquial), mejhegulor (formal) | |
locative | মেঝেটাতে / মেঝেটায়, মেঝেটিতে mejheṭate / mejheṭay (colloquial), mejheṭite (formal) | মেঝেগুলাতে / মেঝেগুলায়, মেঝেগুলোতে mejhegulate / mejhegulay (colloquial), mejhegulote (formal) | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “মেজে, মেঝে” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মেঝে” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh