বঙালী
Assamese
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālah), ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga) + Bengali আল (al, “mound”) + the Persian suffix ـی (-i). Compare Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgalī), Arabic بَنْغَالِيّ (banḡāliyy), Persian بنگالی (bangâli), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī).
Adjective
বঙালী • (boṅali)
Noun
বঙালী • (boṅali)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | বঙালী (boṅali) | বঙালীগৰাকী (boṅaligoraki) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকী (boṅalikeigoraki) | বঙালীবোৰ (boṅalibür) | বঙালীবিলাক (boṅalibilak) | ||||
| ergative | বঙালীয়ে (boṅalie) | বঙালীগৰাকীয়ে (boṅaligorakie) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীয়ে (boṅalikeigorakie) | বঙালীবোৰে (boṅalibüre) | বঙালীবিলাকে (boṅalibilake) | ||||
| accusative | বঙালীক (boṅalik) | বঙালীগৰাকীক (boṅaligorakik) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীক (boṅalikeigorakik) | বঙালীবোৰক (boṅalibürok) | বঙালীবিলাকক (boṅalibilakok) | ||||
| genitive | বঙালীৰ (boṅalir) | বঙালীগৰাকীৰ (boṅaligorakir) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰ (boṅalikeigorakir) | বঙালীবোৰৰ (boṅalibüror) | বঙালীবিলাকৰ (boṅalibilakor) | ||||
| dative | বঙালীলৈ (boṅaliloi) | বঙালীগৰাকীলৈ (boṅaligorakiloi) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীলৈ (boṅalikeigorakiloi) | বঙালীবোৰলৈ (boṅalibüroloi) | বঙালীবিলাকলৈ (boṅalibilakoloi) | ||||
| instrumental | বঙালীৰে (boṅalire) | বঙালীগৰাকীৰে (boṅaligorakire) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰে (boṅalikeigorakire) | বঙালীবোৰেৰে (boṅalibürere) | বঙালীবিলাকেৰে (boṅalibilakere) | ||||
| locative | বঙালীত (boṅalit) | বঙালীগৰাকীত (boṅaligorakit) | বঙালীকেইগৰাকীত (boṅalikeigorakit) | বঙালীবোৰত (boṅalibürot) | বঙালীবিলাকত (boṅalibilakot) | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.
Proper noun
বঙালী • (boṅali)
Declension
| absolutive | বঙালী (boṅali) |
|---|---|
| ergative | বঙালীয়ে (boṅalie) |
| accusative | বঙালী / বঙালীক (boṅali / boṅalik) |
| genitive | বঙালীৰ (boṅalir) |
| dative | বঙালীলৈ (boṅaliloi) |
| instrumental | বঙালীৰে (boṅalire) |
| locative | বঙালীত (boṅalit) |
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).