মুঠি

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit মুষ্টি (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.tʰi/

Noun

মুঠি • (muthi)

  1. fist
  2. handful, fistful
    সাঁজ মুঠিxãz emuthiA handful of meal (rice)
  3. hilt, handle
  4. handle of plough
  5. sheaf
  6. slender bundle of something

Declension

Declension of মুঠি
nominative মুঠি / মুঠিয়ে (muthi / muthie)
accusative মুঠি / মুঠিক (muthi / muthik)
dative মুঠিলৈ (muthiloi)
terminative মুঠিলৈকে (muthiloike)
instrumental মুঠিয়ে / মুঠিৰে (muthie / muthire)
genitive মুঠিৰ (muthir)
locative মুঠিত (muthit)

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.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit মুষ্টি (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist).

Noun

মুঠি • (muṭhi)

  1. alternative form of মুঠা (muṭha)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative মুঠি (muṭhi)
objective মুঠি / মুঠিকে (muṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / muṭhike (semantically definite))
genitive মুঠির (muṭhir)
locative মুঠিতে / মুঠিয় (muṭhite / muṭhiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative মুঠিটি , মুঠিটা (muṭhiṭi, muṭhiṭa) মুঠিগুলি, মুঠিগুলা, মুঠিগুলো (muṭhiguli, muṭhigula, muṭhigulō)
objective মুঠিটি, মুঠিটা (muṭhiṭi, muṭhiṭa) মুঠিগুলি, মুঠিগুলা, মুঠিগুলো (muṭhiguli, muṭhigula, muṭhigulō)
genitive মুঠিটির, মুঠিটার (muṭhiṭir, muṭhiṭar) মুঠিগুলির, মুঠিগুলার, মুঠিগুলোর (muṭhigulir, muṭhigular, muṭhigulōr)
locative মুঠিটিতে, মুঠিটাতে, মুঠিটায় (muṭhiṭite, muṭhiṭate, muṭhiṭaẏ) মুঠিগুলিতে, মুঠিগুলাতে, মুঠিগুলায়, মুঠিগুলোতে (muṭhigulite, muṭhigulate, muṭhigulaẏ, muṭhigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh