তেসম্বে

Early Assamese

Alternative forms

  • এসম্বে (esombe)

Etymology

From তে (te) +‎ সম্বে (sombe). Cognate with Surjapuri उस्मा-.

Pronoun

তেসম্বে (tesombe)

  1. (distal) they (honorific)
    Synonyms: তাৰা (tara), তাৰাসব (tarasobo)
    • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Kiskindhya Kanda
      অঙ্গদক মাৰুতিক দিলো মহাভাৰ । তেসম্বে সীতাৰ বাৰ্ত্তা পাইবা সাৰেসাৰ ॥
      oṅgodoko marutiko dilö mohabharo , tesombe sītaro bartta paiba saresaro .
      I gave a great task to Angada and Maruti. They will receive all the news from Sita.
    • 16th century, Gopinath Pathak, Mahabharata Drona parva
      দ্ৰোণৰ বধক উপজিলা ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্ন । তেসম্বে আছন্ত কেন হাৰিবেক ৰণ ॥
      dröṇoro bodhoko upojila dhṛṣṭodjumno , tesombe achonto keno haribeko roṇo .
      Dhṛṣṭadyumna waa born out of the killing of Drona, sinde they are here, why will they lose the war?
    • 16th century, Rama Saraswati, Udyoga parva
      তেসম্বে ৰণত পড়ি হইবেক নিৰ্জ্জান । আত পৰে কোন দুঃখ আছে মোৰ আন ॥
      tesombe roṇoto poṛi hoibeko nirjjano , ato pore köno duḥkho ache möro ano .
      They will become solitary after falling in the was, which greater sorrow do I have than that.

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