হাতী

Assamese

হাতী

Alternative forms

• হাথী (hathi) — Central, Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese হাতি (hati), হাথি (hathi), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖮𑖯𑖞𑖱 (hāthī), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit হস্তিন্ (hastin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦa.ti/

Noun

হাতী • (hati)

1. elephant

   তুমি হাতীত উঠি পাইছানে?

   tumi hatit uthi paisane?

   Have you ever rode an elephant?

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of হাতী
nominative	হাতী / হাতীয়ে hati / hatie
genitive	হাতীৰ hatir
nominative	হাতী / হাতীয়ে hati / hatie
accusative	হাতী / হাতীক hati / hatik
dative	হাতীলৈ hatiloi
terminative	হাতীলৈকে hatiloike
instrumental	হাতীয়ে / হাতীৰে hatie / hatire
genitive	হাতীৰ hatir
locative	হাতীত hatit
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.