-এর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera, possessive marker), grammaticalized from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Cognate with Assamese -অৰ (-or), Maithili केर (kēr), Odia -ର (-ra), and the -रा (-rā) in Hindi मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc.

Suffix

-এর • (-er)

1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to

   তাহার ভাই

   tahar bhai

   His/her brother

   মাহীর কম্পিউটার

   mahīr kompiutar

   Mahi's computer.

2. part of, from

   কমলার রস

   komolar rôś

   orange juice

   (literally, “juice from orange”)

   হাতের আঙ্গুল

   hater aṅgul

   fingers of the hand

3. made of, consisting of

   সোনার তলোয়ার

   śonar toloar

   a gold sword

Usage notes

It is -র (-r) after vowels.