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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀇 (*jāmāi), from Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātr̥, from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Doublet of জামাতা (jamata) and দামাদ (damad).
Pronunciation
Noun
জামাই • (jamai)
- son-in-law
- husband
- Synonyms: স্বামী (śami), সোয়ামী (śōẇami), পতি (poti)
Declension
| Inflection of জামাই
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| nominative
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জামাই
jamai
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| objective
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জামাইকে
jamaike
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| genitive
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জামাইয়ের
jamaiyer
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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জামাই
jamai
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| objective
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জামাইকে
jamaike
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| genitive
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জামাইয়ের
jamaiyer
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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জামাইটা, জামাইটি
jamaiṭa (colloquial), jamaiṭi (formal)
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জামাইয়েরা
jamaiyera
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| objective
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জামাইটাকে, জামাইটিকে
jamaiṭake (colloquial), jamaiṭike (formal)
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জামাইয়েদের(কে)
jamaiyeder(ke)
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| genitive
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জামাইটার, জামাইটির
jamaiṭar (colloquial), jamaiṭir (formal)
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জামাইয়েদের
jamaiyeder
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জামাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, জামাই, Government of Bangladesh