পৈ

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पति (pati, “master, husband”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis. Doublet of পতি (poti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɪ/

Noun

পৈ • (poi)

1. husband

   Synonyms: গিৰি (giri), স্বামী (sami)

Usage notes

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

• মোৰ পৈ ― mür poi ― My husband
• আপোনাৰ পৈ ― apünar poi ― Your husband
• তাইৰ পৈয়েক ― tair poiek ― Her husband
• তাৰ পৈয়েক ― tar poiek ― His husband

Declension

(polite):

Inflection of পৈ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	পৈ poi		পৈজন poizon		পৈকেইজন poikeizon		পৈবোৰ poibür		পৈবিলাক poibilak
ergative	পয় {{{5}}}		পৈজনে poizone		পৈকেইজনে poikeizone		পৈবোৰে poibüre		পৈবিলাকে poibilake
accusative	পৈক poik		পৈজনক poizonok		পৈকেইজনক poikeizonok		পৈবোৰক poibürok		পৈবিলাকক poibilakok
genitive	পৈৰ poir		পৈজনৰ poizonor		পৈকেইজনৰ poikeizonor		পৈবোৰৰ poibüror		পৈবিলাকৰ poibilakor
dative	পৈলৈ poiloi		পৈজনলৈ poizonoloi		পৈকেইজনলৈ poikeizonoloi		পৈবোৰলৈ poibüroloi		পৈবিলাকলৈ poibilakoloi
instrumental	পৈৰে poire		পৈজনেৰে poizonere		পৈকেইেৰে poikeizonere		পৈবোৰেৰে poibürere		পৈবিলাকেৰে poibilakere
locative	পৈত poit		পৈজনত poizonot		পৈকেইজনত poikeizonot		পৈবোৰত poibürot		পৈবিলাকত poibilakot
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

• ঘৈণী (ghoini)