-অ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• -আহ (-ah) — Kamrupi (Nalbaria)
• -আ (-a) — Central, Kamrupi, East Goalpariya
• -ইহ (-ih) — East Goalpariya
• -ইস (iś), -ইছ (is) — West Goalpariya

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese -অস (-oso), from Magadhi Prakrit -𑀅𑀰𑀺 (-aśi), from Sanskrit -অসি (-asi). Cognate with Kamta -ইস (-ix), -ইত (-it), Rajbanshi -इत, Bengali -ইস (-iś), Sylheti -ꠅꠍ (-osó), -ꠅꠔ (-ot), Bishnupriya Manipuri -অত, Rohingya -s.

Suffix

-অ • (-o)

1. Used to form the second-person informal present tense of verbs.

   কৰ

   kor

   to do

   তই কৰ

   toi koro

   you do

   যা

   za

   to go

   তই যাৱ

   toi zao

   you go

Usage notes

In written Assamese, the spelling of this suffix depends on the ending sound of the verb stem. If it ends with a consonant then no suffix is written, though some may use the vowel marker ’ (o) to prevent ambiguity. If the verb stem ends with o, a and u, then -ৱ (-wo) suffix is written (eg, খাৱ (kha-o, “you consume”). If the verb stem ends with -i then -য় (-yo) suffix is written, (eg, দিয় (di-o, “you give”).

See also

• -ওঁ (-ü̃)
• -আ (-a)
• -এ (-e)