Assamese edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese সাবট (saboṭo), সাৱট (sawoṭo). Cognate with Bengali সাপটা (śapṭa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xa.bɔt/, /xa.βɔt/

Noun edit

সাবট (xabot)

  1. hug, embrace
    Synonyms: আঁকোৱাল (ãküal), গলাগলি (golagoli)

Declension edit

Declension of সাবট
nominative সাবট / সাবটে
xabot / xabote
genitive সাবটৰ
xabotor
nominative সাবট / সাবটে
xabot / xabote
accusative সাবট / সাবটক
xabot / xabotok
dative সাবটলৈ
xabotoloi
terminative সাবটলৈকে
xabotoloike
instrumental সাবটে / সাবটেৰে
xabote / xabotere
genitive সাবটৰ
xabotor
locative সাবটত
xabotot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Verb edit

সাবট (xabot) (transitive)

  1. hug, embrace
    Synonyms: আঁকোৱালি ল (ãküali lo), গবা মাৰ (goba mar)

Conjugation edit

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