Assamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Assamese verb set
পৰ (por)
পৰা (pora)
পৰোৱা (porüa)
পৰোওৱা (porüüa)

Inherited from Sanskrit পাযযতি (pāyayati). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠣꠞꠣ (fara).

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

পৰা (pora) (Eastern Standard)

  1. can

Verb edit

পৰা (pora) (transitive) (Eastern Standard)

  1. to can, be able to
    মই সাঁতুৰিব পাৰোঁmoi xãturibo parü̃I can swim.
    তুমি নাচিব পাৰা নে?tumi nasibo para ne?Can you dance?
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Assamese verb set
পৰ (por)
পৰা (pora)
পৰোৱা (porüa)
পৰোওৱা (porüüa)

From Sanskrit পততি (patati, to fly, fall). Compare Sylheti ꠙꠠꠣ (foṛa), Nepali पर्नु (parnu, to happen), Gujarati પડવું (paḍvũ), Bengali পড়া (poṛa), Hindustani پڑنا / पड़ना (paṛnā).

Verb edit

পৰা (pora)

  1. (intransitive) to fall
    বৰষুণ পৰিব ধৰিছেboroxun poribo dhorise.Rain just began to fall.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Assamese verb set
পৰ (por)
পৰা (pora)
পৰোৱা (porüa)
পৰোওৱা (porüüa)

Inherited from Sanskrit পাতযতি (pātayati, to pour, to throw).

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Adjective edit

পৰা (pora) (Eastern Standard)

  1. spread
  2. plucked

Verb edit

পৰা (pora) (transitive) (Eastern Standard)

  1. to spread out
    বিছনাখনত চাদৰখন পাৰ
    bisonakhonot sadorkhon par.
    Spread out the sheet over the bed.
  2. to pluck, bring down
    তাই গছডালৰ পৰা আম পাৰি আছে।
    tai gosdalor pora am pari ase.
    She is plucking mangoes from the tree.
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