সোণ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• সণা (xona) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese সোণ (söṇo), সোণা (söṇa), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀲𑁄𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*sovaṇṇa), from Sanskrit সৌৱৰ্ণ (saúvarṇa), from সুৱৰ্ণ (suvárṇa). Cognate with Bengali সোনা (śōna), Sylheti ꠢꠥꠘꠣ (huna), Odia ସୁନା (suna), Nepali सुन (sun), Marathi सोने (sone), ਸੋਨਾ (sonā), Hindi सोना (sonā), Gujarati સોનું (sonũ). Doublet of স্বৰ্ণ (sorno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʊn/

Noun

সোণ • (xün) (classifier -টুকুৰ)

1. gold

   সোণ সাধাৰ݁ণতে খনিৰ পৰা খান্দি উলিওৱা হয়।

   xün xadharonote khonir pora khandi uliüa hoy.

   Gold is usually dug out from a mine.

Declension

Declension of সোণ
nominative	সোণ / সোণে xün / xüne
genitive	সোণৰ xünor
nominative	সোণ / সোণে xün / xüne
accusative	সোণ / সোণক xün / xünok
dative	সোণলৈ xünoloi
terminative	সোণলৈকে xünoloike
instrumental	সোণে / সোণেৰে xüne / xünere
genitive	সোণৰ xünor
locative	সোণত xünot
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.