Inherited from Early Assamese ঘাৱ (ghawo), from Sanskrit ঘাত (ghāta, “killing”). Cognate to Bengali Bengali ঘা (gha), Chakma 𑄊 (ghā), Rohingya gáa, Gujarati ઘા (ghā), Odia ଘାଉ (ghāu).
ঘা • (gha)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| specific | not specific | ||||||||
| informal | formal | ||||||||
| absolutive | ঘা gha |
ঘাখিনি ghakhini |
ঘাবোৰ ghabür |
ঘাবিলাক ghabilak |
ঘাসমূহ ghaxomuh | ||||
| ergative | ঘাই ghai |
ঘাখিনিয়ে ghakhinie |
ঘাবোৰে ghabüre |
ঘাবিলাকে ghabilake |
ঘাসমূহে ghaxomuhe | ||||
| accusative | ঘাক ghak |
ঘাখিনিক ghakhinik |
ঘাবোৰক ghabürok |
ঘাবিলাকক ghabilakok |
ঘাসমূহক ghaxomuhok | ||||
| genitive | ঘাৰ ghar |
ঘাখিনিৰ ghakhinir |
ঘাবোৰৰ ghabüror |
ঘাবিলাকৰ ghabilakor |
ঘাসমূহৰ ghaxomuhor | ||||
| dative | ঘালৈ ghaloi |
ঘাখিনিলৈ ghakhiniloi |
ঘাবোৰলৈ ghabüroloi |
ঘাবিলাকলৈ ghabilakoloi |
ঘাসমূহলৈ ghaxomuholoi | ||||
| instrumental | ঘাৰে ghare |
ঘাখিনিৰে ghakhinire |
ঘাবোৰেৰে ghabürere |
ঘাবিলাকেৰে ghabilakere |
ঘাসমূহেৰে ghaxomuhere | ||||
| locative | ঘাত ghat |
ঘাখিনিত ghakhinit |
ঘাবোৰত ghabürot |
ঘাবিলাকত ghabilakot |
ঘাসমূহত ghaxomuhot | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||