Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukān), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, dais), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/, dais), from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, chamber).

Noun edit

দোকান (dükan)

  1. shop, store
    Synonyms: পোহাৰ (pühar), গোলা (güla)
    তাৰ বায়েকে খেলাবস্তু দোকান এখন খুলিছে
    tar bayeke khelabostur dükan ekhon khulise.
    His elder sister has opened a toy shop.

Declension edit

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian دکان (dukān), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דוכנא (dukkānāʾ), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/, dais), from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, chamber). Cognate with Punjabi ਦੁਕਾਨ (dukān), Gujarati દુકાન (dukān), Assamese দোকান (dükan) and Hindi दुकान (dukān).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /do.kan/, [ˈd̪o.kan]
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Hyphenation: দো‧কা‧ন

Noun edit

দোকান (dōkan)

  1. store, shop
    দোকানটা কটায় খোলে?
    dōkanṭa koṭaẏ khōle?
    What time does the store open?
    তার আপা একখান খেলনার দোকান খুলেছে।
    tar apa ekkhan khelnar dokan khuleche.
    His elder sister has opened a toy shop.

Inflection edit

Inflection of দোকান
nominative দোকান
dokan
objective দোকান / দোকানকে
dokan (semantically general or indefinite) / dokanke (semantically definite)
genitive দোকানের
dokaner
locative দোকানে
dokane
Indefinite forms
nominative দোকান
dokan
objective দোকান / দোকানকে
dokan (semantically general or indefinite) / dokanke (semantically definite)
genitive দোকানের
dokaner
locative দোকানে
dokane
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative দোকানটা , দোকানটি
dokanṭa (colloquial), dokanṭi (formal)
দোকানগুলা, দোকানগুলো
dokangula (colloquial), dokangulo (formal)
objective দোকানটা, দোকানটি
dokanṭa (colloquial), dokanṭi (formal)
দোকানগুলা, দোকানগুলো
dokangula (colloquial), dokangulo (formal)
genitive দোকানটার, দোকানটির
dokanṭar (colloquial), dokanṭir (formal)
দোকানগুলার, দোকানগুলোর
dokangular (colloquial), dokangulor (formal)
locative দোকানটাতে / দোকানটায়, দোকানটিতে
dokanṭate / dokanṭay (colloquial), dokanṭite (formal)
দোকানগুলাতে / দোকানগুলায়, দোকানগুলোতে
dokangulate / dokangulay (colloquial), dokangulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Santali: (likely) ᱫᱳᱠᱚᱱ (dokôn)