জেঠী

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛ.tʰi/

Etymology 1

জেঠী

From Sanskrit জ্যৈষ্ঠী (jyaiṣṭhī). Cognate with Kamta জিঠী (zithi) / ziṭhi, Khulnaiya জেঠী (zeṭhi), Odia ଝିଟିପିଟି (jhiṭipiṭi).

Noun

জেঠী • (zethi)

1. common house gecko, house lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus)
2. lizard

   Synonym: সাপ (xap)

Declension

Inflection of জেঠী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral								non-numeral (plural)
			singular				plural				informal
			♂		♀		♂		♀
absolutive	জেঠী zethi		জেঠীটো zethitü		জেঠীজনী zethizoni		জেঠীকেইটা zethikeita		জেঠীকেইজনী zethikeizoni		জেঠীবোৰ zethibür		জেঠীবিলাক zethibilak
ergative	জেঠীয়ে zethie		জেঠীটোৱে zethitüe		জেঠীজনীয়ে zethizonie		জেঠীকেইটাই zethikeitai		জেঠীকেইজনীয়ে zethikeizonie		জেঠীবোৰে zethibüre		জেঠীবিলাকে zethibilake
accusative	জেঠীক zethik		জেঠীটোক zethitük		জেঠীজনীক zethizonik		জেঠীকেইটাক zethikeizonik		জেঠীকেইজনীক zethikeizonik		জেঠীবোৰক zethibürok		জেঠীবিলাকক zethibilakok
genitive	জেঠীৰ zethir		জেঠীটোৰ zethitür		জেঠীজনীৰ zethizonir		জেঠীকেইটাৰ zethikeitar		জেঠীকেইজনীৰ zethikeizonir		জেঠীবোৰৰ zethibüror		জেঠীবিলাকৰ zethibilakor
dative	জেঠীলৈ zethiloi		জেঠীটোলৈ zethitüloi		জেঠীজনীলৈ zethizoniloi		জেঠীকেইটালৈ zethikeitaloi		জেঠীকেইজনীলৈ zethikeizoniloi		জেঠীবোৰলৈ zethibüroloi		জেঠীবিলাকলৈ zethibilakoloi
terminative	জেঠীলৈকে zethiloike		জেঠীটোলৈকে zethitüloike		জেঠীজনীলৈকে zethizoniloike		জেঠীকেইটালৈকে zethikeitaloi		জেঠীকেইজনীলৈকে zethikeizoniloike		জেঠীবোৰলৈকে zethibüroloike		জেঠীবিলাকলৈকে zethibilakoloike
instrumental	জেঠীৰে zethire		জেঠীটোৰে zethitüre		জেঠীজনীৰে zethizonire		জেঠীকেইটাৰে zethikeitare		জেঠীকেইজনীৰে zethikeizonire		জেঠীবোৰেৰে zethibürere		জেঠীবিলাকেৰে zethibilakere
locative	জেঠীত zethit		জেঠীটোত zethitüt		জেঠীজনীত zethitüt		জেঠীকেইটাত zethikeitat		জেঠীকেইজনীত zethikeizonit		জেঠীবোৰত zethibürot		জেঠীবিলাকত zethibilakot
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit জ্যেষ্ঠ (jyeṣṭha, “first, chief”).

Noun

জেঠী • (zethi)

1. aunt (elder sister of one's father/mother)

   Synonym: জেঠাই (zethai)

2. (Muslim dialects) aunt (husband's elder brother's wife)

   Synonyms: বৰমা (borma), বৰবৌ (borbou)

Relationship declension

Conjugation forms of জেঠী

Person			Cases
			nominative	accusative	dative	terminative	genitive	locative
1st		মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”)	জেঠী zethi	জেঠীক zethik	জেঠীলৈ zethiloi	জেঠীলৈকে zethiloike	জেঠীৰ zethir	জেঠীত zethit
2nd	very familiar; inferior	তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”)	জেঠীয়েৰ zethier	জেঠীয়েৰক zethierok	জেঠীয়েৰলৈ zethieroloi	জেঠীয়েৰলৈকে zethieroloike	জেঠীয়েৰৰ zethieror	জেঠীয়েৰত zethierot
	familiar	তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”)	জেঠীয়েৰা zethiera	জেঠীয়েৰাক zethierak	জেঠীয়েৰালৈ zethieraloi	জেঠীয়েৰালৈকে zethieraloike	জেঠীয়েৰাৰ zethierar	জেঠীয়েৰাত zethierat
	formal	আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”)	জেঠীয়েক zethiek	জেঠীয়েকক zethiekok	জেঠীয়েকলৈ zethiekoloi	জেঠীয়েকলৈকে zethiekoloike	জেঠীয়েকৰ zethiekor	জেঠীয়েকত zethiekot
3rd	তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc

Related terms

• জেঠপা (zethopa)
• জেঠপেহা (zethpeha)
• জেঠা (zetha)
• জেঠাই (zethai)
• জেঠাল (zethal)
• জেঠু (zethu)
• জেঠেৰি (zetheri)
• জেঠোট (zethüt)

 

See also

• জেঠা (zetha)