গাড়ি

Bengali

গাড়ি

Alternative forms

• গাড়ী (gaṛi)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), feminine form of 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*gāḍḍa, “cart”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠣꠠꠤ (gaṛi), Assamese গাড়ী (gari), Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡaɽi/, [ɡaɽiˑ], /ɡaɾi/, [ɡaɾiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡaɹi/, [ɡaɹiˑ]

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Noun

গাড়ি • (gaṛi)

1. car
2. automobile

   Synonym: মোটরগাড়ি (mōṭorgaṛi)

3. (dated) train

   Synonyms: ট্রেন (ṭren), রেলগাড়ি (relgaṛi)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	গাড়ি (gaṛi)
objective	গাড়ি / গাড়িকে (gaṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / gaṛike (semantically definite))
genitive	গাড়ির (gaṛir)
locative	গাড়িতে (gaṛite)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	গাড়িটা , গাড়িটি (gaṛiṭa (colloquial), gaṛiṭi (formal))	গাড়িগুলা, গাড়িগুলো (gaṛigula (colloquial), gaṛigulo (formal))
objective	গাড়িটা, গাড়িটি (gaṛiṭa (colloquial), gaṛiṭi (formal))	গাড়িগুলা, গাড়িগুলো (gaṛigula (colloquial), gaṛigulo (formal))
genitive	গাড়িটার, গাড়িটির (gaṛiṭar (colloquial), gaṛiṭir (formal))	গাড়িগুলার, গাড়িগুলোর (gaṛigular (colloquial), gaṛigulor (formal))
locative	গাড়িটাতে / গাড়িটায়, গাড়িটিতে (gaṛiṭate / gaṛiṭay (colloquial), gaṛiṭite (formal))	গাড়িগুলাতে / গাড়িগুলায়, গাড়িগুলোতে (gaṛigulate / gaṛigulay (colloquial), gaṛigulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).