নগরী

See also: নাগরী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit নগরী (nagarī). Compare Sylheti ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ (nagori), Assamese নগৰী (nogori), Odia ନଗରୀ (nagari), Hindustani نگري / नगरी (nagrī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔɡɾi/, [ˈnɔɡɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔɡɹi/, [ˈnɔɡɹiˑ]

Noun

নগরী • (nogri) (masculine নগর (nogor))

  1. synonym of নগর (nogor)
  2. Devanagari script
    Synonym: দেবনাগরী (debnagri)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative নগরী (nôgri)
objective নগরী / নগরীকে (nôgri (semantically general or indefinite) / nôgrike (semantically definite))
genitive নগরীর (nôgrir)
locative নগরীতে / নগরীয় (nôgrite / nôgriẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative নগরীটি , নগরীটা (nôgriṭi, nôgriṭa) নগরীগুলি, নগরীগুলা, নগরীগুলো (nôgriguli, nôgrigula, nôgrigulō)
objective নগরীটি, নগরীটা (nôgriṭi, nôgriṭa) নগরীগুলি, নগরীগুলা, নগরীগুলো (nôgriguli, nôgrigula, nôgrigulō)
genitive নগরীটির, নগরীটার (nôgriṭir, nôgriṭar) নগরীগুলির, নগরীগুলার, নগরীগুলোর (nôgrigulir, nôgrigular, nôgrigulōr)
locative নগরীটিতে, নগরীটাতে, নগরীটায় (nôgriṭite, nôgriṭate, nôgriṭaẏ) নগরীগুলিতে, নগরীগুলাতে, নগরীগুলায়, নগরীগুলোতে (nôgrigulite, nôgrigulate, nôgrigulaẏ, nôgrigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নগরী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]