ধাত্ৰী

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī). Doublet of ধাই (dhai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱat.ɹi/

Noun

ধাত্ৰী • (dhatri)

1. wet nurse

Declension

Declension of ধাত্ৰী
nominative	ধাত্ৰী / ধাত্ৰীই dhatri / dhatrii
genitive	ধাত্ৰীৰ dhatrir
nominative	ধাত্ৰী / ধাত্ৰীই dhatri / dhatrii
accusative	ধাত্ৰী / ধাত্ৰীক dhatri / dhatrik
dative	ধাত্ৰীলৈ dhatriloi
terminative	ধাত্ৰীলৈকে dhatriloike
instrumental	ধাত্ৰীই / ধাত্ৰীৰে dhatrii / dhatrire
genitive	ধাত্ৰীৰ dhatrir
locative	ধাত্ৰীত dhatrit
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.

References

• “ধাত্ৰী”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.