রতন
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Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit রত্ন (ratna). Doublet of রত্ন (rotno). Compare Hindustani رتن / रतन (ratan), and also Burmese ရတနာ (ra.ta.na) and Thai รัตนะ (rát-dtà-ná).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]রতন • (roton)
- gem
- রতনে রতন চেনে
- rotone roton cene
- to easily know what someone is like
- (literally, “by a gem, a gem knows”)
Usage notes
[edit]More colloquial than রত্ন (rotno), and can be frequently found in poetry.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of রতন | |||
nominative | রতন rôtōn | ||
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objective | রতন / রতনকে rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | রতনের rôtōner | ||
locative | রতনে rôtōne | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | রতন rôtōn | ||
objective | রতন / রতনকে rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | রতনের rôtōner | ||
locative | রতনে rôtōne | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | রতনটা , রতনটি rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal) |
রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal) | |
objective | রতনটা, রতনটি rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal) |
রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal) | |
genitive | রতনটার, রতনটির rôtōnṭar (colloquial), rôtōnṭir (formal) |
রতনগুলার, রতনগুলোর rôtōngular (colloquial), rôtōngulor (formal) | |
locative | রতনটাতে / রতনটায়, রতনটিতে rôtōnṭate / rôtōnṭay (colloquial), rôtōnṭite (formal) |
রতনগুলাতে / রতনগুলায়, রতনগুলোতে rôtōngulate / rôtōngulay (colloquial), rôtōngulote (formal) | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |
Derived terms
[edit]- রতনচুড় (rotnocuṛ)
References
[edit]- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “রতন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]