-হঁত

Assamese

Alternative forms

• -হাঁত (-hãt)
• -হাঁত (-hãt), -হেঁত (-hẽt), -হান্ত (-hanto) — Central, Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese -হন্ত (-honto, “enclitic suffix indicating connection”), from -সন্ত (-sonto), from Sanskrit সন্তি (santi, “are (3rd person plural)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɦɔ̃t/

Suffix

-হঁত • (-hõt)

1. plural suffix indicates members of a trade, caste or group.

   ছাতৰহঁতক মাতা।

   satorhõtok mata.

   Call the students.

   (literally, “Call those who are students.”)

   কাইলৈ মাহঁত আহিব।

   kailoi mahõt ahibo.

   Tomorrow mother and others (/and her group) will come.

2. plural suffix for personal pronouns.

   সি-হঁত ― xi-hõt ― they (he-PL)

Related terms

• -হেঁতেন (-hẽten)

 

See also

• -সকল (-xokol)
• -লোক (-lük)
• -মখা (-mokha)
• -বোৰ (-bür)
• -বিলাক (-bilak)
• -সমূহ (-xomuh)
• -সোপা (-xüpa)
• -কেই- (-kei-)