ঘৈণী
Assamese
Alternative forms
- ঘৰিণী (ghorini), ঘৰণী (ghoroni), ঘৰুণী (ghoruni) — less common
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese ঘৰিণী (ghoriṇī), from Sanskrit গৃহিণী (gṛhiṇī, “housewife”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʱoɪ.ni/
Noun
ঘৈণী • (ghoini)
- wife
- Synonyms: পত্নী (potni), জায়া (zaya), দাৰ (dar), স্ত্ৰী (stri), ল’ৰহঁতৰ মাক (lörohõtor mak), ভাৰ্য্যা (bharzya), জানি (zani)
Usage notes
Like other Assamese kinship nouns, ঘৈণী (ghoini) uses the -ক (-k) suffix for 3rd person. For example,
- মোৰ ঘৈণী ― mür ghoini ― My wife
- আপোনাৰ ঘৈণী ― apünar ghoini ― Your wife
- তাইৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tair ghoiniek ― Her wife
- তাৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tar ghoiniek ― His wife
Declension
(honorific):
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | ঘৈণী (ghoini) | ঘৈণীগৰাকী (ghoinigoraki) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকী (ghoinikeigoraki) | ঘৈণীবোৰ (ghoinibür) | ঘৈণীবিলাক (ghoinibilak) | ||||
| ergative | ঘৈণীয়ে (ghoiniয়ে) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীয়ে (ghoinigorakie) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীয়ে (ghoinikeigorakiয়ে) | ঘৈণীবোৰে (ghoinibüre) | ঘৈণীবিলাকে (ghoinibilake) | ||||
| accusative | ঘৈণীক (ghoinik) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীক (ghoinigorakik) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীক (ghoinikeigorakik) | ঘৈণীবোৰক (ghoinibürok) | ঘৈণীবিলাকক (ghoinibilakok) | ||||
| genitive | ঘৈণীৰ (ghoinir) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰ (ghoinigorakir) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰ (ghoinikeigorakir) | ঘৈণীবোৰৰ (ghoinibüror) | ঘৈণীবিলাকৰ (ghoinibilakor) | ||||
| dative | ঘৈণীলৈ (ghoiniloi) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীলৈ (ghoinigorakiloi) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীলৈ (ghoinikeigorakiloi) | ঘৈণীবোৰলৈ (ghoinibüroloi) | ঘৈণীবিলাকলৈ (ghoinibilakoloi) | ||||
| instrumental | ঘৈণীৰে (ghoinire) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰে (ghoinigorakire) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰে (ghoinikeigorakire) | ঘৈণীবোৰেৰে (ghoinibürere) | ঘৈণীবিলাকেৰে (ghoinibilakere) | ||||
| locative | ঘৈণীত (ghoinit) | ঘৈণীগৰাকীত (ghoinigorakit) | ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীত (ghoinikeigorakit) | ঘৈণীবোৰত (ghoinibürot) | ঘৈণীবিলাকত (ghoinibilakot) | ||||
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.
See also
- গিৰি (giri)