জেঠা

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

A compound of জেঠী (zethi, “aunt”) +‎ -আ (-a, masculine suffix). The first element is ultimately from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, “excellent, first; elder brother”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛ.tʰa/

Noun

জেঠা • (zetha)

  1. uncle (husband of father or mother's elder sister)
  2. (Muslim dialects) uncle (father's elder brother)
    Synonym: বৰদেউতা (bordeuta)

Relationship declension
Conjugation forms of জেঠা
Person Cases
nominative accusative dative terminative genitive locative
1st মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) জেঠা
zetha		 জেঠাক
zethak		 জেঠালৈ
zethaloi		 জেঠালৈকে
zethaloike		 জেঠাৰ
zethar		 জেঠাত
zethat
2nd very familiar;
inferior		 তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) জেঠাৰ
zethar		 জেঠাৰক
zetharok		 জেঠাৰলৈ
zetharoloi		 জেঠাৰলৈকে
zetharoloike		 জেঠাৰৰ
zetharor		 জেঠাৰত
zetharot
familiar তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) জেঠাৰা
zethara		 জেঠাৰাক
zetharak		 জেঠাৰালৈ
zetharaloi		 জেঠাৰালৈকে
zetharaloike		 জেঠাৰাৰ
zetharar		 জেঠাৰাত
zetharat
formal আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) জেঠাক
zethak		 জেঠাকক
zethakok		 জেঠাকলৈ
zethakoloi		 জেঠাকলৈকে
zethakoloike		 জেঠাকৰ
zethakor		 জেঠাকত
zethakot
3rd তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc
  • জেঠপা (zethopa)
  • জেঠপেহা (zethpeha)
  • জেঠাই (zethai)
  • জেঠাল (zethal)
  • জেঠী (zethi)
  • জেঠীআই (zethiai)
  • জেঠু (zethu)
  • জেঠেৰি (zetheri)
  • জেঠোট (zethüt)

See also
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