জোঁৱাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

• জঙাই (zoṅai), জাঙই (zaṅoi), জোঁৱেই (zü̃ei), জোঁৱে’ (zü̃ë), জঁৱে’ (zõwë) — Central
• জাঙে’ (zaṅë), জাৱে’ (zawë) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese জমাই (jomai), জামাই (jamai), from Sanskrit জামাতৃ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́āmātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Kamta জাঙৈ (zaṅoi), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Sylheti ꠎꠥꠀꠁ (zuai), ꠎꠣꠝꠣꠁ (zamai), Odia ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwaĩ), Hindustani جمائی / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʊ.̃aɪ/

Noun

জোঁৱাই • (zü̃ai) (classifier -টো)

1. son-in-law

Declension

Inflection of জোঁৱাই

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	জোঁৱাই zü̃ai		জোঁৱাইজন zü̃aizon		জোঁৱাইকেইজন zü̃aikeizon		জোঁৱাইবোৰ zü̃aibür		জোঁৱাইবিলাক zü̃aibilak
ergative	জোঁৱাইয়ে zü̃aie		জোঁৱাইজনে zü̃aizone		জোঁৱাইকেইজনে zü̃aikeizone		জোঁৱাইবোৰে zü̃aibüre		জোঁৱাইবিলাকে zü̃aibilake
accusative	জোঁৱাইক zü̃aik		জোঁৱাইজনক zü̃aizonok		জোঁৱাইকেইজনক zü̃aikeizonok		জোঁৱাইবোৰক zü̃aibürok		জোঁৱাইবিলাকক zü̃aibilakok
genitive	জোঁৱাইৰ zü̃air		জোঁৱাইজনৰ zü̃aizonor		জোঁৱাইকেইজনৰ zü̃aikeizonor		জোঁৱাইবোৰৰ zü̃aibüror		জোঁৱাইবিলাকৰ zü̃aibilakor
dative	জোঁৱাইলৈ zü̃ailoi		জোঁৱাইজনলৈ zü̃aizonoloi		জোঁৱাইকেইজনলৈ zü̃aikeizonoloi		জোঁৱাইবোৰলৈ zü̃aibüroloi		জোঁৱাইবিলাকলৈ zü̃aibilakoloi
instrumental	জোঁৱাইৰে zü̃aire		জোঁৱাইজনেৰে zü̃aizonere		জোঁৱাইকেইজনেৰে zü̃aikeizonere		জোঁৱাইবোৰেৰে zü̃aibürere		জোঁৱাইবিলাকেৰে zü̃aibilakere
locative	জোঁৱাইত zü̃ait		জোঁৱাইজনত zü̃aizonot		জোঁৱাইকেইজনত zü̃aikeizonot		জোঁৱাইবোৰত zü̃aibürot		জোঁৱাইবিলাকত zü̃aibilakot
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.