দাহ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit দাহ (dāha, “burning”), from the root দহ্ (dah, “to burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Possibly cognate with English day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʱ/

Noun

দাহ • (dah) (classifier -টো)

1. act of burning

   ফিৰিঙটিৰ পৰা খাণ্ডৱ দাহ।

   phiriṅotir pora khandow dah.

   A spark of fire burns the whole Khandava forest.

   (literally, “Burning of Khandava (forest) from (a) spark of fire.”)

2. heat, burning sensation

   Synonyms: তাপ (tap), তাও (taü), গৰম (gorom)

3. grief
4. longing

Declension

Declension of দাহ
nominative	দাহ / দাহে dah / dahe
genitive	দাহৰ dahor
nominative	দাহ / দাহে dah / dahe
accusative	দাহ / দাহক dah / dahok
dative	দাহলৈ daholoi
terminative	দাহলৈকে daholoike
instrumental	দাহে / দাহেৰে dahe / dahere
genitive	দাহৰ dahor
locative	দাহত dahot
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.

Related terms

• দহন (dohon)