শেন

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit শ্যেন (śyena), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱy-ey-nó-s ~ *ḱyeh₁-inó-s (“bird of prey”), probably ultimately related to *(s)ḱeh₃- (“shade, hue”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (saēna, “raptor; a mythical bird”), Middle Persian syn-mwlw (/⁠Sēn-murw⁠/), Old Armenian ցին (cʻin, “kite”) and probably Ancient Greek ἴκτινος (íktinos, “kite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛn/

Noun

শেন • (xen)

1. hawk
2. falcon
3. kite

   Synonym: চিলনী (siloni)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of শেন
nominative	শেন / শেনে xen / xene
genitive	শেনৰ xenor
nominative	শেন / শেনে xen / xene
accusative	শেন / শেনক xen / xenok
dative	শেনলৈ xenoloi
terminative	শেনলৈকে xenoloike
instrumental	শেনে / শেনেৰে xene / xenere
genitive	শেনৰ xenor
locative	শেনত xenot
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.

Derived terms

• শেন ল (xen lo)
• শেনচকুৱা (xenosokua)
• শেনচোৱা (xenosüa)