নাও
Assamese
Etymology
From Sanskrit নৌ (naü), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognates include Sylheti ꠘꠣꠅ (nao), Hindustani नाव (nāv) / ناو (nāv), Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”) and Persian ناو (nâv).
Pronunciation
Noun
নাও • (naü)
Declension
Inflection of নাও
Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||||
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numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||||
singular | plural | informal | formal | ||||||||
absolutive | নাও naü |
নাওখন naükhon |
নাওকেইখন naükeikhon |
নাওবোৰ naübür |
নাওবিলাক naübilak |
নাওসমূহ naüxomuh | |||||
ergative | নাৱে nawe |
নাওখনে naükhone |
নাওকেইখনে naükeikhone |
নাওবোৰে naübüre |
নাওবিলাকে naübilake |
নাওসমূহে naüxomuhe | |||||
accusative | নাৱক nawok |
নাওখনক naükhonok |
নাওকেইখনক naükeikhonok |
নাওবোৰক naübürok |
নাওবিলাকক naübilakok |
নাওসমূহক naüxomuhok | |||||
genitive | নাৱৰ nawor |
নাওখনৰ naükhonor |
নাওকেইখনৰ naükeikhonor |
নাওবোৰৰ naübüror |
নাওবিলাকৰ naübilakor |
নাওসমূহৰ naüxomuhor | |||||
dative | নাৱলৈ nawoloi |
নাওখনলৈ naükhonoloi |
নাওকেইখনলৈ naükeikhonoloi |
নাওবোৰলৈ naübüroloi |
নাওবিলাকলৈ naübilakoloi |
নাওসমূহলৈ naüxomuholoi | |||||
instrumental | নাৱেৰে nawere |
নাওখনেৰে naükhonere |
নাওকেইখনেৰে naükeikhonere |
নাওবোৰেৰে naübürere |
নাওবিলাকেৰে naübilakere |
নাওসমূহেৰে naüxomuhere | |||||
locative | নাৱত nawot |
নাওখনত naükhonot |
নাওকেইখনত naükeikhonot |
নাওবোৰত naübürot |
নাওবিলাকত naübilakot |
নাওসমূহত naüxomuhot | |||||
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. |