রতন

Bengali

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit রত্ন (ratna). Doublet of রত্ন (rotno). Compare Hindustani رتن‎ / रतन (ratan), and also Burmese ရတနာ (ra.ta.na) and Thai รัตนะ (rát-dtà-ná).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rɔt̪on/, [ˈrɔt̪on]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹɔt̪on/, [ɹɔt̪on]

Noun

রতন • (roton)

1. gem

   রতনে রতন চেনে

   rotone roton cene

   to easily know what someone is like

   (literally, “by a gem, a gem knows”)

Usage notes

More colloquial than রত্ন (rotno), and can be frequently found in poetry.

Declension

Inflection of রতন
nominative	রতন rôtōn
objective	রতন / রতনকে rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite)
genitive	রতনের rôtōner
locative	রতনে rôtōne
	Indefinite forms
nominative	রতন rôtōn
objective	রতন / রতনকে rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite)
genitive	রতনের rôtōner
locative	রতনে rôtōne
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	রতনটা , রতনটি rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal)		রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal)
objective	রতনটা, রতনটি rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal)		রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal)
genitive	রতনটার, রতনটির rôtōnṭar (colloquial), rôtōnṭir (formal)		রতনগুলার, রতনগুলোর rôtōngular (colloquial), rôtōngulor (formal)
locative	রতনটাতে / রতনটায়, রতনটিতে rôtōnṭate / rôtōnṭay (colloquial), rôtōnṭite (formal)		রতনগুলাতে / রতনগুলায়, রতনগুলোতে rôtōngulate / rôtōngulay (colloquial), rôtōngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• রতনচুড় (rotnocuṛ)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “রতন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]