পত্নী

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔt.ni/

Noun

পত্নী • (potni)

  1. wife

References

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit পত্নী (patnī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pot̪ni/, [ˈpot̪niˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pot̪ni/, [ˈpot̪niˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /pot̪ni/, [ˈpot̪niˑ], [ˈɸot̪niˑ]

Noun

পত্নী • (potni) (masculine পতি (poti))

  1. wife

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative পত্নী (potni)
objective পত্নীকে (potnike)
genitive পত্নীর (potnir)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পত্নীটা, পত্নীটি (potniṭa (colloquial), potniṭi (formal)) পত্নীরা (potnira)
objective পত্নীটাকে, পত্নীটিকে (potniṭake (colloquial), potniṭike (formal)) পত্নীদের(কে) (potnider(ke))
genitive পত্নীটার, পত্নীটির (potniṭar (colloquial), potniṭir (formal)) পত্নীদের (potnider)
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) “পত্নী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]