ঘৈণী

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ঘৰিণী (ghorini), ঘৰণী (ghoroni), ঘৰুণী (ghoruni) — less common

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঘৰিণী (ghoriṇī), from Sanskrit গৃহিণী (gṛhiṇī, “housewife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱoɪ.ni/

Noun

ঘৈণী • (ghoini)

1. wife

   Synonyms: পত্নী (potni), জায়া (zaya), দাৰ (dar), স্ত্ৰী (stri), ল’ৰহঁতৰ মাক (lörohõtor mak), ভাৰ্য্যা (bharzya), জানি (zani)

Usage notes

Like other Assamese kinship nouns, ঘৈণী (ghoini) uses the -ক (-k) suffix for 3rd person. For example,

• মোৰ ঘৈণী ― mür ghoini ― My wife
• আপোনাৰ ঘৈণী ― apünar ghoini ― Your wife
• তাইৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tair ghoiniek ― Her wife
• তাৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tar ghoiniek ― His wife

Declension

(honorific):

Inflection of ঘৈণী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	ঘৈণী ghoini		ঘৈণীগৰাকী ghoinigoraki		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকী ghoinikeigoraki		ঘৈণীবোৰ ghoinibür		ঘৈণীবিলাক ghoinibilak
ergative	ঘৈণীয়ে ghoiniয়ে		ঘৈণীগৰাকীয়ে ghoinigorakie		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীয়ে ghoinikeigorakiয়ে		ঘৈণীবোৰে ghoinibüre		ঘৈণীবিলাকে ghoinibilake
accusative	ঘৈণীক ghoinik		ঘৈণীগৰাকীক ghoinigorakik		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীক ghoinikeigorakik		ঘৈণীবোৰক ghoinibürok		ঘৈণীবিলাকক ghoinibilakok
genitive	ঘৈণীৰ ghoinir		ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰ ghoinigorakir		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰ ghoinikeigorakir		ঘৈণীবোৰৰ ghoinibüror		ঘৈণীবিলাকৰ ghoinibilakor
dative	ঘৈণীলৈ ghoiniloi		ঘৈণীগৰাকীলৈ ghoinigorakiloi		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীলৈ ghoinikeigorakiloi		ঘৈণীবোৰলৈ ghoinibüroloi		ঘৈণীবিলাকলৈ ghoinibilakoloi
instrumental	ঘৈণীৰে ghoinire		ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰে ghoinigorakire		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰে ghoinikeigorakire		ঘৈণীবোৰেৰে ghoinibürere		ঘৈণীবিলাকেৰে ghoinibilakere
locative	ঘৈণীত ghoinit		ঘৈণীগৰাকীত ghoinigorakit		ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীত ghoinikeigorakit		ঘৈণীবোৰত ghoinibürot		ঘৈণীবিলাকত ghoinibilakot
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.

See also

• গিৰি (giri)