ঘাঁহ

See also: ঘাঁ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঘাঁস (gha̐so), from Sanskrit ঘাস (ghāsa), from the root verb ঘস্ (ghas, “to eat, devour”). Cognate with Bengali ঘাস (ghaś), Sylheti ꠊꠣ (gá), ꠊꠣꠡ (gáś), Hindi घास (ghās).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʱãʱ/

Noun

ঘাঁহ • (ghãh)

grass
গৰুৱে পথাৰ ত ঘাঁহ খাই আছে।
gorue potharot ghãh khai ase.
Cattle are eating grass in the field.

খুব ৰ’দে ঘাঁহ জ্বলাই দিলে।
khubo röde ghãh zzolai dile.
The harsh sunlight scorched the grass.

Declension

Inflection of ঘাঁহ

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		specific	not specific
		specific	regular	formal	very formal
absolutive	ghãh	ঘাঁহখিনি ghãhkhini	ঘাঁহবোৰ ghãhbür	ঘাঁহবিলাক ghãhbilak	ঘাঁহসমূহ ghãhxomuh
ergative	ঘাঁহে ghãhe	ঘাঁহখিনিয়ে ghãhkhinie	ঘাঁহবোৰে ghãhbüre	ঘাঁহবিলাকে ghãhbilake	ঘাঁহসমূহে ghãhxomuhe
accusative	ঘাঁহক ghãhok	ঘাঁহখিনিক ghãhkhinik	ঘাঁহবোৰক ghãhbürok	ঘাঁহবিলাকক ghãhbilakok	ঘাঁহসমূহক ghãhxomuhok
genitive	ঘাঁহৰ ghãhor	ঘাঁহখিনিৰ ghãhkhinir	ঘাঁহবোৰৰ ghãhbüror	ঘাঁহবিলাকৰ ghãhbilakor	ঘাঁহসমূহৰ ghãhxomuhor
dative	ঘাঁহলৈ ghãholoi	ঘাঁহখিনিলৈ ghãhkhiniloi	ঘাঁহবোৰলৈ ghãhbüroloi	ঘাঁহবিলাকলৈ ghãhbilakoloi	ঘাঁহসমূহলৈ ghãhxomuholoi
instrumental	ঘাঁহেৰে ghãhere	ঘাঁহখিনিৰে ghãhkhinire	ঘাঁহবোৰেৰে ghãhbürere	ঘাঁহবিলাকেৰে ghãhbilakere	ঘাঁহসমূহেৰে ghãhxomuhere
locative	ঘাঁহত ghãhot	ঘাঁহখিনিত ghãhkhinit	ঘাঁহবোৰত ghãhbürot	ঘাঁহবিলাকত ghãhbilakot	ঘাঁহসমূহত ghãhxomuhot

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.