বেঁৱা

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā), from Sanskrit ৱিধৱা (vidhavā). Doublet of বিধৱা (bidhowa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bẽwa/

Noun

বেঁৱা • (bẽwa) (classifier -জনী)

  1. widow
    Synonyms: বাঁৰী (bãri), বিধৱা (bidhowa)

Usage notes

It is usually added to names of widowed women in official documents.

Declension

Declension of বেঁৱা
nominative বেঁৱা / বেঁৱাই (bẽwa / bẽwai)
accusative বেঁৱা / বেঁৱাক (bẽwa / bẽwak)
dative বেঁৱালৈ (bẽwaloi)
terminative বেঁৱালৈকে (bẽwaloike)
instrumental বেঁৱাই / বেঁৱাৰে (bẽwai / bẽware)
genitive বেঁৱাৰ (bẽwar)
locative বেঁৱাত (bẽwat)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.