চিঠি

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Cognate with Hindi चिट्टी (ciṭṭī)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.tʰi/

Noun

চিঠি • (sithi)

letter (written message)
Synonyms: (uncommon) খত (khot), (uncommon) পত্ৰ (potro)

Declension

Inflection of চিঠি

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	চিঠি sithi	চিঠিখন sithikhon	চিঠিকেইখন sithikeikhon	চিঠিবোৰ sithibür	চিঠিবিলাক sithibilak
ergative	চিঠিয়ে sithie	চিঠিখনে sithikhone	চিঠিকেইখনে sithikeikhone	চিঠিবোৰে sithibüre	চিঠিবিলাকে sithibilake
accusative	চিঠিক sithik	চিঠিখনক sithikhonok	চিঠিকেইখনক sithikeikhonok	চিঠিবোৰক sithibürok	চিঠিবিলাকক sithibilakok
genitive	চিঠিৰ sithir	চিঠিখনৰ sithikhonor	চিঠিকেইখনৰ sithikeikhonor	চিঠিবোৰৰ sithibüror	চিঠিবিলাকৰ sithibilakor
dative	চিঠিলৈ sithiloi	চিঠিখনলৈ sithikhonoloi	চিঠিকেইখনলৈ sithikeikhonoloi	চিঠিবোৰলৈ sithibüroloi	চিঠিবিলাকলৈ sithibilakoloi
terminative	চিঠিলৈকে sithiloike	চিঠিখনলৈকে sithikhonoloike	চিঠিকেইখনলৈকে sithikeikhonoloike	চিঠিবোৰলৈকে sithibüroloike	চিঠিবিলাকলৈকে sithibilakoloike
instrumental	চিঠিৰে sithire	চিঠিখনেৰে sithikhonere	চিঠিকেইখনেৰে sithikeikhonere	চিঠিবোৰেৰে sithibürere	চিঠিবিলাকেৰে sithibilakere
locative	চিঠিত sithit	চিঠিখনত sithikhonot	চিঠিকেইখনত sithikeikhonot	চিঠিবোৰত sithibürot	চিঠিবিলাকত sithibilakot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

চিঠি বাকচ (sithi bakos)
চিঠি-খেল (sithi-khel)

Related terms

চিঠা (sitha)

Bengali

Alternative forms

চিঠী (ciṭhi), চিট্টি (ciṭṭi), চিট্‌ঠি (ciṭ‌ṭhi)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *চিষ্ট (ciṣṭa, “message”), Doublet of চিঠা (ciṭha). Cognate with Assamese চিঠি (sithi), Hindustani چٹھی / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Marathi चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī), Nepali चिठि (ciṭhi), Gujarati ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī), Rajasthani चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), and Sindhi چِٺي / चिठी (ciṭhī).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiʈʰi/, [ˈt͡ʃiʈʰiˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕitʰi/, [ˈtɕitʰiˑ]
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Noun

চিঠি • (ciţhi)

letter (message)
এই চিঠিটা কবে পৌঁছবে?
ei ciṭhiṭa kobe pōũchbe?
When will this letter arrive?

Inflection

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of চিঠি
nominative	চিঠি ciţhi
objective	চিঠি / চিঠিকে ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive	চিঠির ciţhir
locative	চিঠিতে ciţhite
nominative	চিঠি ciţhi
objective	চিঠি / চিঠিকে ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive	চিঠির ciţhir
locative	চিঠিতে ciţhite

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	চিঠিটা , চিঠিটি ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)	চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
objective	চিঠিটা, চিঠিটি ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)	চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
genitive	চিঠিটার, চিঠিটির ciţhiṭar (colloquial), ciţhiṭir (formal)	চিঠিগুলার, চিঠিগুলোর ciţhigular (colloquial), ciţhigulor (formal)
locative	চিঠিটাতে / চিঠিটায়, চিঠিটিতে ciţhiṭate / ciţhiṭay (colloquial), ciţhiṭite (formal)	চিঠিগুলাতে / চিঠিগুলায়, চিঠিগুলোতে ciţhigulate / ciţhigulay (colloquial), ciţhigulote (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) “চিঠি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
Accessible Dictionary, চিঠি, Government of Bangladesh