ঘৈণী

Assamese

Alternative forms

ঘৰিণী (ghorini), ঘৰণী (ghoroni), ঘৰুণী (ghoruni) — less common

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঘৰিণী (ghoriṇī), from Sanskrit গৃহিণী (gṛhiṇī, “housewife”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʱoɪ.ni/

Noun

ঘৈণী • (ghoini)

wife
Synonyms: পত্নী (potni), জায়া (zaya), দাৰ (dar), স্ত্ৰী (stri), ল’ৰহঁতৰ মাক (lörohõtor mak), ভাৰ্য্যা (bharzya), জানি (zani)

Usage notes

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

মোৰ ঘৈণী ― mür ghoini ― My wife
আপোনাৰ ঘৈণী ― apünar ghoini ― Your wife
তাইৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tair ghoiniek ― Her wife
তাৰ ঘৈণীয়েক ― tar ghoiniek ― His wife

Declension

(honorific):

Inflection of ঘৈণী

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	ঘৈণী ghoini	ঘৈণীগৰাকী ghoinigoraki	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকী ghoinikeigoraki	ঘৈণীবোৰ ghoinibür	ঘৈণীবিলাক ghoinibilak
ergative	ঘৈণীয়ে ghoiniয়ে	ঘৈণীগৰাকীয়ে ghoinigorakie	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীয়ে ghoinikeigorakiয়ে	ঘৈণীবোৰে ghoinibüre	ঘৈণীবিলাকে ghoinibilake
accusative	ঘৈণীক ghoinik	ঘৈণীগৰাকীক ghoinigorakik	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীক ghoinikeigorakik	ঘৈণীবোৰক ghoinibürok	ঘৈণীবিলাকক ghoinibilakok
genitive	ঘৈণীৰ ghoinir	ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰ ghoinigorakir	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰ ghoinikeigorakir	ঘৈণীবোৰৰ ghoinibüror	ঘৈণীবিলাকৰ ghoinibilakor
dative	ঘৈণীলৈ ghoiniloi	ঘৈণীগৰাকীলৈ ghoinigorakiloi	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীলৈ ghoinikeigorakiloi	ঘৈণীবোৰলৈ ghoinibüroloi	ঘৈণীবিলাকলৈ ghoinibilakoloi
instrumental	ঘৈণীৰে ghoinire	ঘৈণীগৰাকীৰে ghoinigorakire	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীৰে ghoinikeigorakire	ঘৈণীবোৰেৰে ghoinibürere	ঘৈণীবিলাকেৰে ghoinibilakere
locative	ঘৈণীত ghoinit	ঘৈণীগৰাকীত ghoinigorakit	ঘৈণীকেইগৰাকীত ghoinikeigorakit	ঘৈণীবোৰত ghoinibürot	ঘৈণীবিলাকত ghoinibilakot

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.