Assamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit শিষ্ট (śiṣṭa, left, remaining), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śiṣṭás (left over), from *śiṣ- (to remain).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

শিঠা (xitha) (classifier -খিনি)

  1. (Kamrupi, Central) bagasse
    (Kamrupi):
    ৰান্ধাতে শিঠাখিনি পোৰি গেল আৰু জোলখিনি ৰৈ গেল।
    randhate xithakhini püri gel aru zülkhini roi gel.
    The bagasse fell off and the gravy remained while cooking.

Declension edit

Kamrupi dialects declension of শিঠা
nominative শিঠা / শিঠাই
xitha / xithai
genitive শিঠাৰ
xithar
nominative শিঠা / শিঠাই
xitha / xithai
accusative শিঠা / শিঠাক
xitha / xithak
dative শিঠাক
xithak
instrumental শিঠাই / শিঠাদি
xithai / xithadi
genitive শিঠাৰ
xithar
locative শিঠাত
xithat
Notes
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: -মাখা (-makha) and -গিলা (-gila) / গিলাক (gilak) / গিলান (gilan).
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -ওক (-ük) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative: Sometimes alternatively -ওত (-üt) marks this case.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এদি (-edi) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এৰে (-ere) is used instead of the common -এদি (-edi).
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.