জাঁইফল

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जातिफल (jātiphala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zãi.pʰɔl/

Noun

জাঁইফল • (zãiphol)

nutmeg

Declension

Declension of জাঁইফল
nominative	জাঁইফল / জাঁইফলে zãiphol / zãiphole
genitive	জাঁইফলৰ zãipholor
nominative	জাঁইফল / জাঁইফলে zãiphol / zãiphole
accusative	জাঁইফল / জাঁইফলক zãiphol / zãipholok
dative	জাঁইফললৈ zãiphololoi
terminative	জাঁইফললৈকে zãiphololoike
instrumental	জাঁইফলে / জাঁইফলেৰে zãiphole / zãipholere
genitive	জাঁইফলৰ zãipholor
locative	জাঁইফলত zãipholot
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: -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

“জাঁই,_জাঁইফল”, 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], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.