নৈ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖜𑖂 (ṇai), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī), from Sanskrit নদী (nadī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadíH (“river”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ned-ih₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) +‎ *-íh₂. Cognate with Odia ନଈ (nôi, “small river”). Doublet of নদী (nodi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɪ/

Noun

নৈ • (noi)

1. river

   Synonym: গাং (gaṅ)

Declension

Inflection of নৈ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal				formal
absolutive	নৈ noi		নৈখন noikhon		নৈকেইখন noikeikhon		নৈবোৰ noibür		নৈবিলাক noibilak		নৈসমূহ noixomuh
ergative	নৈয়ে noie		নৈখনে noikhone		নৈকেইখনয়ে noikeikhone		নৈবোৰে noibüre		নৈবিলাকে noibilake		নৈসমূহে noixomuhe
accusative	নৈক noik		নৈখনক noikhonok		নৈকেইখনক noikeikhonok		নৈবোৰক noibürok		নৈবিলাকক noibilakok		নৈসমূহক noixomuhok
genitive	নৈৰ noir		নৈখনৰ noikhonor		নৈকেইখনৰ noikeikhonor		নৈবোৰৰ noibüror		নৈবিলাকৰ noibilakor		নৈসমূহৰ noixomuhor
dative	নৈলৈ noiloi		নৈখনলৈ noikhonoloi		নৈকেইখনলৈ noikeikhonoloi		নৈবোৰলৈ noibüroloi		নৈবিলাকলৈ noibilakoloi		নৈসমূহলৈ noixomuholoi
instrumental	নৈৰে noire		নৈখনেৰে noikhonere		নৈকেইখনেৰে noikeikhonere		নৈবোৰেৰে noibürere		নৈবিলাকেৰে noibilakere		নৈসমূহেৰে noixomuhere
locative	নৈত noit		নৈখনত noikhonot		নৈকেইখনত noikeikhonot		নৈবোৰত noibürot		নৈবিলাকত noibilakot		নৈসমূহত noixomuhot
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.