ধাতু

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ধাতু (dhātu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʱa.tu/

Noun

ধাতু • (dhatu) (classifier -টো)

  1. metal

Declension

Declension of ধাতু
nominative ধাতু / ধাতুৱে
dhatu / dhatue
genitive ধাতুৰ
dhatur
nominative ধাতু / ধাতুৱে
dhatu / dhatue
accusative ধাতু / ধাতুক
dhatu / dhatuk
dative ধাতুলৈ
dhatuloi
terminative ধাতুলৈকে
dhatuloike
instrumental ধাতুৱে / ধাতুৰে
dhatue / dhature
genitive ধাতুৰ
dhatur
locative ধাতুত
dhatut
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.

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ধাতু (dhātu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʱa.tu/, [d̪ʱa.t̪u]

Noun

ধাতু • (dhatu)

  1. metal
  2. (linguistics) root

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ধাতু f

  1. Bengali script form of dhātu (element)

Declension

Noun

ধাতু m

  1. Bengali script form of dhātu (root of a word)

Declension

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