জেঠী
Assamese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛ.tʰi/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit জ্যৈষ্ঠী (jyaiṣṭhī). Cognate with Kamta জিঠী (zithi) / ziṭhi, Odia ଝିଟିପିଟି (jhiṭipiṭi).
Noun
জেঠী • (zethi)
- common house gecko, house lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus)
- lizard
- Synonym: সাপ (xap)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| m | f | m | f | ||||||
| absolutive | জেঠী (zethi) | জেঠীটো (zethitü) | জেঠীজনী (zethizoni) | জেঠীকেইটা (zethikeita) | জেঠীকেইজনী (zethikeizoni) | জেঠীবোৰ (zethibür) | জেঠীবিলাক (zethibilak) | ||
| ergative | জেঠীয়ে (zethie) | জেঠীটোৱে (zethitüe) | জেঠীজনীয়ে (zethizonie) | জেঠীকেইটাই (zethikeitai) | জেঠীকেইজনীয়ে (zethikeizonie) | জেঠীবোৰে (zethibüre) | জেঠীবিলাকে (zethibilake) | ||
| accusative | জেঠীক (zethik) | জেঠীটোক (zethitük) | জেঠীজনীক (zethizonik) | জেঠীকেইটাক (zethikeitak) | জেঠীকেইজনীক (zethikeizonik) | জেঠীবোৰক (zethibürok) | জেঠীবিলাকক (zethibilakok) | ||
| genitive | জেঠীৰ (zethir) | জেঠীটোৰ (zethitür) | জেঠীজনীৰ (zethizonir) | জেঠীকেইটাৰ (zethikeitar) | জেঠীকেইজনীৰ (zethikeizonir) | জেঠীবোৰৰ (zethibüror) | জেঠীবিলাকৰ (zethibilakor) | ||
| dative | জেঠীলৈ (zethiloi) | জেঠীটোলৈ (zethitüloi) | জেঠীজনীলৈ (zethizoniloi) | জেঠীকেইটালৈ (zethikeitaloi) | জেঠীকেইজনীলৈ (zethikeizoniloi) | জেঠীবোৰলৈ (zethibüroloi) | জেঠীবিলাকলৈ (zethibilakoloi) | ||
| instrumental | জেঠীলৈকে (zethiloike) | জেঠীটোলৈকে (zethitüloike) | জেঠীজনীলৈকে (zethizoniloike) | জেঠীকেইটালৈকে (zethikeitaloike) | জেঠীকেইজনীলৈকে (zethikeizoniloike) | জেঠীবোৰলৈকে (zethibüroloike) | জেঠীবিলাকলৈকে (zethibilakoloike) | ||
| locative | জেঠীৰে (zethire) | জেঠীটোৰে (zethitüre) | জেঠীজনীৰে (zethizonire) | জেঠীকেইটাৰে (zethikeitare) | জেঠীকেইজনীৰে (zethikeizonire) | জেঠীবোৰেৰে (zethibürere) | জেঠীবিলাকেৰে (zethibilakere) | ||
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Sanskrit জ্যেষ্ঠ (jyeṣṭha, “first, chief”).
Noun
জেঠী • (zethi)
- aunt (elder sister of one's father/mother)
- Synonym: জেঠাই (zethai)
- (Muslim dialects) aunt (husband's elder brother's wife)
- Synonyms: বৰমা (borma), বৰবৌ (borbou)
Relationship declension
| Person | Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | accusative | dative | terminative | genitive | locative | ||||
| 1st | মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) | জেঠী zethi |
জেঠীক zethik |
জেঠীলৈ zethiloi |
জেঠীলৈকে zethiloike |
জেঠীৰ zethir |
জেঠীত zethit | ||
| 2nd | very familiar; inferior |
তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) | জেঠীয়েৰ zethier |
জেঠীয়েৰক zethierok |
জেঠীয়েৰলৈ zethieroloi |
জেঠীয়েৰলৈকে zethieroloike |
জেঠীয়েৰৰ zethieror |
জেঠীয়েৰত zethierot | |
| familiar | তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) | জেঠীয়েৰা zethiera |
জেঠীয়েৰাক zethierak |
জেঠীয়েৰালৈ zethieraloi |
জেঠীয়েৰালৈকে zethieraloike |
জেঠীয়েৰাৰ zethierar |
জেঠীয়েৰাত zethierat | ||
| formal | আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) | জেঠীয়েক zethiek |
জেঠীয়েকক zethiekok |
জেঠীয়েকলৈ zethiekoloi |
জেঠীয়েকলৈকে zethiekoloike |
জেঠীয়েকৰ zethiekor |
জেঠীয়েকত zethiekot | ||
| 3rd | তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc | ||||||||
Related terms
See also
- জেঠা (zetha)