জী
Assamese
Alternative forms
- জীয়ৰী (ziori)
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese ঝিউ (jhiu), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀆 (dhīā)), from Sanskrit দুহিতৃ (duhitṛ). Cognate with Bengali ঝি (jhi), Sylheti ꠎꠤ (zi), Odia ଝିଅ (jhia), Hindi धी (dhī), धिया (dhiyā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zi/, /ziː/
Noun
জী • (zi)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | জী (zi) | জীজনী (zizoni) | জীকেইজনী (zikeizoni) | জীবোৰ (zibür) | জীবিলাক (zibilak) | ||||
| ergative | জীয়ে (ziয়ে) | জীজনীয়ে (zizonie) | জীকেইজনীয়ে (zikeizoniয়ে) | জীবোৰে (zibüre) | জীবিলাকে (zibilake) | ||||
| accusative | জীক (zik) | জীজনীক (zizonik) | জীকেইজনীক (zikeizonik) | জীবোৰক (zibürok) | জীবিলাকক (zibilakok) | ||||
| genitive | জীৰ (zir) | জীজনীৰ (zizonir) | জীকেইজনীৰ (zikeizonir) | জীবোৰৰ (zibüror) | জীবিলাকৰ (zibilakor) | ||||
| dative | জীলৈ (ziloi) | জীজনীলৈ (zizoniloi) | জীকেইজনীলৈ (zikeizoniloi) | জীবোৰলৈ (zibüroloi) | জীবিলাকলৈ (zibilakoloi) | ||||
| instrumental | জীৰে (zire) | জীজনীৰে (zizonire) | জীকেইজনীৰে (zikeizonire) | জীবোৰেৰে (zibürere) | জীবিলাকেৰে (zibilakere) | ||||
| locative | জীত (zit) | জীজনীত (zizonit) | জীকেইজনীত (zikeizonit) | জীবোৰত (zibürot) | জীবিলাকত (zibilakot) | ||||
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.
(জী (zi) for 1st person is less commonly used. জীয়ৰী (ziri) and ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”) are mostly used.)
| Person | Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | accusative | dative | terminative | genitive | locative | ||||
| 1st | মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) | জী zi |
জীক zik |
জীলৈ ziloi |
জীলৈকে ziloike |
জীৰ zir |
জীত zit | ||
| 2nd | very familiar; inferior |
তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰ zier |
জীয়েৰক zierok |
জীয়েৰলৈ zieroloi |
জীয়েৰলৈকে zieroloike |
জীয়েৰৰ zieror |
জীয়েৰত zierot | |
| familiar | তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰা ziera |
জীয়েৰাক zierak |
জীয়েৰালৈ zieraloi |
জীয়েৰালৈকে zieraloike |
জীয়েৰাৰ zierar |
জীয়েৰাত zierat | ||
| formal | আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েক ziek |
জীয়েকক ziekok |
জীয়েকলৈ ziekoloi |
জীয়েকলৈকে ziekoloike |
জীয়েকৰ ziekor |
জীয়েকত ziekot | ||
| 3rd | তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc | ||||||||
Related terms
See also
Bengali
Alternative forms
- জ্বী (ji), জি (ji), জ্বি (ji)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).
Particle
জী • (ji)
- the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
- নেতাজী
- netaji
- Respected Leader
- (formal) used to show politeness in agreement or disagreement - sir, ma'am
- Synonym: আজ্ঞা (ajna)
- জী হ্যাঁ!
- ji hã!
- Yes sir!
- জী না!
- ji na!
- No sir!
- (by extension) used to show agreement - yes, correct
- Synonym: আজ্ঞা (ajna)