জী
Assamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- জীয়ৰী (ziori)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Early Assamese ঝিউ (jhiu), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀆 (dhīā)), from Sanskrit দুহিতৃ (duhitṛ). Cognate with Sylheti ꠎꠤ (zi), Odia ଝିଅ (jhiô), Hindi धी (dhī), धिया (dhiyā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
জী • (zi)
Kinship declension edit
Conjugation forms of জী
| Person | Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | accusative | dative | terminative | genitive | locative | ||||
| 1st | মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) | জী zi |
জীক zik |
জীলৈ ziloi |
জীলৈকে ziloike |
জীৰ zir |
জীত zit | ||
| 2nd | very familiar; inferior |
তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰ zier |
জীয়েৰক zierok |
জীয়েৰলৈ zieroloi |
জীয়েৰলৈকে zieroloike |
জীয়েৰৰ zieror |
জীয়েৰত zierot | |
| familiar | তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰা ziera |
জীয়েৰাক zierak |
জীয়েৰালৈ zieraloi |
জীয়েৰালৈকে zieraloike |
জীয়েৰাৰ zierar |
জীয়েৰাত zierat | ||
| formal | আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েক ziek |
জীয়েকক ziekok |
জীয়েকলৈ ziekoloi |
জীয়েকলৈকে ziekoloike |
জীয়েকৰ ziekor |
জীয়েকত ziekot | ||
| 3rd | তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc | ||||||||
(জী (zi) for 1st person is less commonly used. জীয়ৰী (ziri) and ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”) are mostly used.)
Declension edit
Inflection of জী
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | জী zi |
জীজনী zizoni |
জীকেইজনী zikeizoni |
জীবোৰ zibür |
জীবিলাক zibilak | ||||
| ergative | জীয়ে ziয়ে |
জীজনীয়ে zizonie |
জীকেইজনীয়ে zikeizoniয়ে |
জীবোৰে zibüre |
জীবিলাকে zibilake | ||||
| accusative | জীক zik |
জীজনীক zizonik |
জীকেইজনীক zikeizonik |
জীবোৰক zibürok |
জীবিলাকক zibilakok | ||||
| genitive | জীৰ zir |
জীজনীৰ zizonir |
জীকেইজনীৰ zikeizonir |
জীবোৰৰ zibüror |
জীবিলাকৰ zibilakor | ||||
| dative | জীলৈ ziloi |
জীজনীলৈ zizoniloi |
জীকেইজনীলৈ zikeizoniloi |
জীবোৰলৈ zibüroloi |
জীবিলাকলৈ zibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | জীৰে zire |
জীজনীৰে zizonire |
জীকেইজনীৰে zikeizonire |
জীবোৰেৰে zibürere |
জীবিলাকেৰে zibilakere | ||||
| locative | জীত zit |
জীজনীত zizonit |
জীকেইজনীত zikeizonit |
জীবোৰত zibürot |
জীবিলাকত zibilakot | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||
See also edit
Related terms edit
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).
Particle edit
জী • (jī)
- the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
- নবীজি
- nobiji
- Holy Prophet (Prophet Muhammad—peace be upon him)
- নেতাজি
- netaji
- Respected Leader
- (formal) used to show politeness in agreement or disagreement - sir, ma'am
- Synonym: আজ্ঞে (ajne)
- জি হ্যাঁ!
- ji hã!
- Yes sir!
- জি না!
- ji na!
- No sir!
- (by extension) used to show agreement - yes, correct
- Synonyms: আজ্ঞে (ajne), আজ্ঞে হ্যাঁ (ajne hã)