ভয়

Assamese edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (“to tremble”), Persian (bim, “fear”), Russian бояться (bojatʹsja).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bʱɔe/, /bʱɔj/

Noun edit

ভয় • (bhoy)

fear, fright, dread
সি ভয়ত কঁপি আছে।
xi bhoyot kõpi ase.
He is trembling in fear.
phobia

Declension edit

Inflection of ভয়

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		specific	not specific
		specific	regular	formal	very formal
absolutive	ভয় bhoy	ভয়খিনি bhoykhini	ভয়বোৰ bhoybür	ভয়বিলাক bhoybilak	ভয়সমূহ bhoyxomuh
ergative	ভয়ে bhoye	ভয়খিনিয়ে bhoykhinie	ভয়বোৰে bhoybüre	ভয়বিলাকে bhoybilake	ভয়সমূহে bhoyxomuhe
accusative	ভয়ক bhoyok	ভয়খিনিক bhoykhinik	ভয়বোৰক bhoybürok	ভয়বিলাকক bhoybilakok	ভয়সমূহক bhoyxomuhok
genitive	ভয়ৰ bhoyor	ভয়খিনিৰ bhoykhinir	ভয়বোৰৰ bhoybüror	ভয়বিলাকৰ bhoybilakor	ভয়সমূহৰ bhoyxomuhor
dative	ভয়লৈ bhoyoloi	ভয়খিনিলৈ bhoykhiniloi	ভয়বোৰলৈ bhoybüroloi	ভয়বিলাকলৈ bhoybilakoloi	ভয়সমূহলৈ bhoyxomuholoi
instrumental	ভয়েৰে bhoyere	ভয়খিনিৰে bhoykhinire	ভয়বোৰেৰে bhoybürere	ভয়বিলাকেৰে bhoybilakere	ভয়সমূহেৰে bhoyxomuhere
locative	ভয়ত bhoyot	ভয়খিনিত bhoykhinit	ভয়বোৰত bhoybürot	ভয়বিলাকত bhoybilakot	ভয়সমূহত bhoyxomuhot

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.

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂ós.

Pronunciation edit

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]
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Noun edit

ভয় • (bhoẏ)

fear, dread, fright, awe, consternation, dismay, apprehension, panic, threat
ভয় পেয়ো না।
bhoẏ peẏō na.
Don't be afraid.
(literally, “Don’t have fear.”)