চিঠি

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Cognate with Hindi चिट्टी (ciṭṭī)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si.tʰi/

Noun

চিঠি • (sithi)

  1. letter (written message)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) খত (khot), (uncommon) পত্ৰ (potro)

Declension
Inflection of চিঠি
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
absolutive চিঠি
sithi		 চিঠিখন
sithikhon		 চিঠিকেইখন
sithikeikhon		 চিঠিবোৰ
sithibür		 চিঠিবিলাক
sithibilak
ergative চিঠিয়ে
sithie		 চিঠিখনে
sithikhone		 চিঠিকেইখনে
sithikeikhone		 চিঠিবোৰে
sithibüre		 চিঠিবিলাকে
sithibilake
accusative চিঠিক
sithik		 চিঠিখনক
sithikhonok		 চিঠিকেইখনক
sithikeikhonok		 চিঠিবোৰক
sithibürok		 চিঠিবিলাকক
sithibilakok
genitive চিঠিৰ
sithir		 চিঠিখনৰ
sithikhonor		 চিঠিকেইখনৰ
sithikeikhonor		 চিঠিবোৰৰ
sithibüror		 চিঠিবিলাকৰ
sithibilakor
dative চিঠিলৈ
sithiloi		 চিঠিখনলৈ
sithikhonoloi		 চিঠিকেইখনলৈ
sithikeikhonoloi		 চিঠিবোৰলৈ
sithibüroloi		 চিঠিবিলাকলৈ
sithibilakoloi
terminative চিঠিলৈকে
sithiloike		 চিঠিখনলৈকে
sithikhonoloike		 চিঠিকেইখনলৈকে
sithikeikhonoloike		 চিঠিবোৰলৈকে
sithibüroloike		 চিঠিবিলাকলৈকে
sithibilakoloike
instrumental চিঠিৰে
sithire		 চিঠিখনেৰে
sithikhonere		 চিঠিকেইখনেৰে
sithikeikhonere		 চিঠিবোৰেৰে
sithibürere		 চিঠিবিলাকেৰে
sithibilakere
locative চিঠিত
sithit		 চিঠিখনত
sithikhonot		 চিঠিকেইখনত
sithikeikhonot		 চিঠিবোৰত
sithibürot		 চিঠিবিলাকত
sithibilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms
  • চিঠি বাকচ (sithi bakos)
  • চিঠি-খেল (sithi-khel)

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa, “message”). Doublet of চিঠা (ciṭha)

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃiʈʰi/, [ˈtʃiʈʰiˑ]
    Audio(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕitʰi/, [ˈtɕitʰiˑ]
    Audio(file)

Noun

চিঠি • (ciţhi)

  1. letter (message)
    এই চিঠিটা কবে পৌঁছবে?
    ei ciṭhiṭa kobe pōũchbe?
    When will this letter arrive?

Inflection
Inflection of চিঠি
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Indefinite forms
nominative চিঠি
ciţhi
objective চিঠি / চিঠিকে
ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive চিঠির
ciţhir
locative চিঠিতে
ciţhite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিঠিটা , চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)		 চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
objective চিঠিটা, চিঠিটি
ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)		 চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো
ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
genitive চিঠিটার, চিঠিটির
ciţhiṭar (colloquial), ciţhiṭir (formal)		 চিঠিগুলার, চিঠিগুলোর
ciţhigular (colloquial), ciţhigulor (formal)
locative চিঠিটাতে / চিঠিটায়, চিঠিটিতে
ciţhiṭate / ciţhiṭay (colloquial), ciţhiṭite (formal)		 চিঠিগুলাতে / চিঠিগুলায়, চিঠিগুলোতে
ciţhigulate / ciţhigulay (colloquial), ciţhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চিঠি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, চিঠি, Government of Bangladesh
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.