মদত

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدد (madad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.dɔt/

Noun

মদত • (modot)

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Declension

Declension of মদত
nominative মদত / মদতে (modot / modote)
accusative মদত / মদতক (modot / modotok)
dative মদতলৈ (modotoloi)
terminative মদতলৈকে (modotoloike)
instrumental মদতে / মদতেৰে (modote / modotere)
genitive মদতৰ (modotor)
locative মদতত (modotot)

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.

References

  • মদত”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدد (madad).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔd̪ot̪/, [ˈmɔd̪ot̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔd̪ot̪/, [ˈmɔd̪ot̪]

Noun

মদত • (modot)

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Declension

indefinite forms
nominative মদত (modot)
objective মদত / মদতকে (modot (semantically general or indefinite) / modotke (semantically definite))
genitive মদতের (modoter)
locative মদতে (modote)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative মদতটা , মদতটি (modotṭa (colloquial), modotṭi (formal)) মদতগুলা, মদতগুলো (modotgula (colloquial), modotgulo (formal))
objective মদতটা, মদতটি (modotṭa (colloquial), modotṭi (formal)) মদতগুলা, মদতগুলো (modotgula (colloquial), modotgulo (formal))
genitive মদতটার, মদতটির (modotṭar (colloquial), modotṭir (formal)) মদতগুলার, মদতগুলোর (modotgular (colloquial), modotgulor (formal))
locative মদতটাতে / মদতটায়, মদতটিতে (modotṭate / modotṭay (colloquial), modotṭite (formal)) মদতগুলাতে / মদতগুলায়, মদতগুলোতে (modotgulate / modotgulay (colloquial), modotgulote (formal))
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) “মদত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]