Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Umlauted from earlier মাঝিয়া (majhiẏa), from মাঝ (majh) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /med͡ʒʱe/, [ˈmed͡ʒʱeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /medʑʱe/, [ˈmedʑʱeˑ]

Noun

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মেঝে (mejhe)

  1. floor
    আমরা মেঝেতে বসে খাই।
    amra mejhete bośe khai.
    We eat sitting on the floor.

Inflection

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Inflection of মেঝে
nominative মেঝে
mejhe
objective মেঝে / মেঝেকে
mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite)
genitive মেঝের
mejher
locative মেঝেতে / মেঝেয়
mejhete / mejheẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative মেঝে
mejhe
objective মেঝে / মেঝেকে
mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite)
genitive মেঝের
mejher
locative মেঝেতে / মেঝেয়
mejhete / mejheẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেঝেটি , মেঝেটা
mejheṭi, mejheṭa
মেঝেগুলি, মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো
mejheguli, mejhegula, mejhegulō
objective মেঝেটি, মেঝেটা
mejheṭi, mejheṭa
মেঝেগুলি, মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো
mejheguli, mejhegula, mejhegulō
genitive মেঝেটির, মেঝেটার
mejheṭir, mejheṭar
মেঝেগুলির, মেঝেগুলার, মেঝেগুলোর
mejhegulir, mejhegular, mejhegulōr
locative মেঝেটিতে, মেঝেটাতে, মেঝেটায়
mejheṭite, mejheṭate, mejheṭaẏ
মেঝেগুলিতে, মেঝেগুলাতে, মেঝেগুলায়, মেঝেগুলোতে
mejhegulite, mejhegulate, mejhegulaẏ, mejhegulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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