আলয়

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलय (ālaya).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /alɔe̯/, [ˈalɔe̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /alɔe̯/, [ˈalɔe̯]

Noun

আলয় • (aloẏ)

  1. (formal) residence, dwelling, abode, house, home
    Synonyms: বাড়ি (baṛi), গৃহ (griho)
  2. shelter
  3. store, repository, repertory
  4. base, origin

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative আলয় (aloẏ)
objective আলয় / আলয়কে (aloẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / aloẏke (semantically definite))
genitive আলয়য়ের / আলয়র (aloẏyer / aloẏr)
locative আলয়তে (aloẏte)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative আলয়টা , আলয়টি (aloẏṭa (colloquial), aloẏṭi (formal)) আলয়গুলা, আলয়গুলো (aloẏgula (colloquial), aloẏgulo (formal))
objective আলয়টা, আলয়টি (aloẏṭa (colloquial), aloẏṭi (formal)) আলয়গুলা, আলয়গুলো (aloẏgula (colloquial), aloẏgulo (formal))
genitive আলয়টার, আলয়টির (aloẏṭar (colloquial), aloẏṭir (formal)) আলয়গুলার, আলয়গুলোর (aloẏgular (colloquial), aloẏgulor (formal))
locative আলয়টাতে / আলয়টায়, আলয়টিতে (aloẏṭate / aloẏṭay (colloquial), aloẏṭite (formal)) আলয়গুলাতে / আলয়গুলায়, আলয়গুলোতে (aloẏgulate / aloẏgulay (colloquial), aloẏgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • দেবালয় (debaloẏ)
  • পাহাল (pahal)
  • মঙ্গলালয় (moṅgolaloẏ)
  • মনুষ্যালয় (monuśśaloẏ)
  • মেঘালয় (meghaloẏ)
  • লোকালয় (lōkaloẏ)
  • শ্বশুরালয় (śośuraloẏ)
  • হিমালয় (himaloẏ)

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “ālaẏa”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “ālaẏa”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “ālaẏa”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “ālaẏa”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.