জুই
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese জুই (jui), from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇 (joi), from Sanskrit জ্যোতিস্ (jyótis, “light”).[1]
Cognate with Bengali জুঁই (jũi), Odia ଜୁଇ (jui), Sambalpuri ଜୋୟେ (joye).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zui/
Noun
জুই • (zui) (classifier -কুৰা)
Usage notes
- The classifiers are -কুৰা (-kura) and -খিনি (-khini). The former is specific for fire and the latter means any uncountable or uncounted specific object.
Declension
| nominative | জুই / জুয়ে (zui / zuye) |
|---|---|
| accusative | জুই / জুইক (zui / zuik) |
| dative | জুইলৈ (zuiloi) |
| terminative | জুইলৈকে (zuiloike) |
| instrumental | জুয়ে / জুয়েৰে (zuye / zuyere) |
| genitive | জুইৰ (zuir) |
| locative | জুইত (zuit) |
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Naga Pidgin: zui
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtis”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 292: “A. zūi 'fire, lamp, spark, firefly'”
Further reading
- “জুই”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC, page 406.
- “জুই”, in xobdo.org, 2006-2025.