Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian (wnʾs /wināh/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /wināh/, “sin, crime”), ultimately from the Proto-Iranian preverb *vi- and the root *nas- (“to disappear; to perish”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“to perish, to disappear”).
গুণা • (guṇa)
| Inflection of গুণা | |||
| nominative | গুণা guṇa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | গুণা / গুণাকে guṇa (semantically general or indefinite) / guṇake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | গুণার guṇar | ||
| locative | গুণাতে / গুণায় guṇate / guṇaẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | গুণা guṇa | ||
| objective | গুণা / গুণাকে guṇa (semantically general or indefinite) / guṇake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | গুণার guṇar | ||
| locative | গুণাতে / গুণায় guṇate / guṇaẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | গুণাটি , গুণাটা guṇaṭi, guṇaṭa |
গুণাগুলি, গুণাগুলা, গুণাগুলো guṇaguli, guṇagula, guṇagulō | |
| objective | গুণাটি, গুণাটা guṇaṭi, guṇaṭa |
গুণাগুলি, গুণাগুলা, গুণাগুলো guṇaguli, guṇagula, guṇagulō | |
| genitive | গুণাটির, গুণাটার guṇaṭir, guṇaṭar |
গুণাগুলির, গুণাগুলার, গুণাগুলোর guṇagulir, guṇagular, guṇagulōr | |
| locative | গুণাটিতে, গুণাটাতে, গুণাটায় guṇaṭite, guṇaṭate, guṇaṭaẏ |
গুণাগুলিতে, গুণাগুলাতে, গুণাগুলায়, গুণাগুলোতে guṇagulite, guṇagulate, guṇagulaẏ, guṇagulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||