অজুহাত

Bengali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔd͡ʒuhat̪/, [ˈɔd͡ʒuhat̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔdʑuhat̪/, [ˈɔdʑuhat̪]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /ɔd̪zuhat̪/, [ˈɔd̪zuhat̪], [ˈɔzuhat̪]

Noun

অজুহাত • (ojuhat)

  1. cause; pretext; pretence; plea

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative অজুহাত (ojuhat)
objective অজুহাত / অজুহাতকে (ojuhat (semantically general or indefinite) / ojuhatke (semantically definite))
genitive অজুহাতের (ojuhater)
locative অজুহাতে (ojuhate)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative অজুহাতটা , অজুহাতটি (ojuhatṭa (colloquial), ojuhatṭi (formal)) অজুহাতগুলা, অজুহাতগুলো (ojuhatgula (colloquial), ojuhatgulo (formal))
objective অজুহাতটা, অজুহাতটি (ojuhatṭa (colloquial), ojuhatṭi (formal)) অজুহাতগুলা, অজুহাতগুলো (ojuhatgula (colloquial), ojuhatgulo (formal))
genitive অজুহাতটার, অজুহাতটির (ojuhatṭar (colloquial), ojuhatṭir (formal)) অজুহাতগুলার, অজুহাতগুলোর (ojuhatgular (colloquial), ojuhatgulor (formal))
locative অজুহাতটাতে / অজুহাতটায়, অজুহাতটিতে (ojuhatṭate / ojuhatṭay (colloquial), ojuhatṭite (formal)) অজুহাতগুলাতে / অজুহাতগুলায়, অজুহাতগুলোতে (ojuhatgulate / ojuhatgulay (colloquial), ojuhatgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অজুহাত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]