Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit জীৱন (jīvana). Cognate with Gujarati જીવન (jīvan), Hindi जीवन (jīvan), Nepali जीवन (jīvan), Marathi जीवन (jīvan), Bhojpuri 𑂔𑂲𑂫𑂢 (jīvan), Magahi 𑂔𑂲𑂫𑂢 (jīvan), Assamese জীৱন (ziwon).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒibon/, [ˈdʒibon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑibon/, [ˈdʑibon]
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Noun edit

জীবন (jibon)

  1. life
    জীবন মরণ
    jibon moron
    life (and) death

Declension edit

Inflection of জীবন
nominative জীবন
jibon
objective জীবন / জীবনকে
jibon (semantically general or indefinite) / jibonke (semantically definite)
genitive জীবনের
jiboner
locative জীবনে
jibone
Indefinite forms
nominative জীবন
jibon
objective জীবন / জীবনকে
jibon (semantically general or indefinite) / jibonke (semantically definite)
genitive জীবনের
jiboner
locative জীবনে
jibone
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জীবনটা , জীবনটি
jibonṭa (colloquial), jibonṭi (formal)
জীবনগুলা, জীবনগুলো
jibongula (colloquial), jibongulo (formal)
objective জীবনটা, জীবনটি
jibonṭa (colloquial), jibonṭi (formal)
জীবনগুলা, জীবনগুলো
jibongula (colloquial), jibongulo (formal)
genitive জীবনটার, জীবনটির
jibonṭar (colloquial), jibonṭir (formal)
জীবনগুলার, জীবনগুলোর
jibongular (colloquial), jibongulor (formal)
locative জীবনটাতে / জীবনটায়, জীবনটিতে
jibonṭate / jibonṭay (colloquial), jibonṭite (formal)
জীবনগুলাতে / জীবনগুলায়, জীবনগুলোতে
jibongulate / jibongulay (colloquial), jibongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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