Inherited from Early Assamese ঝিউ (jhiu), from Magadhi Prakrit (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀆 (dhīā)), from Sanskrit দুহিতৃ (duhitṛ). Cognate with Bengali ঝি (jhi), Sylheti ꠎꠤ (zi), Odia ଝିଅ (jhia), Hindi धी (dhī), धिया (dhiyā).
জী • (zi)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | জী zi |
জীজনী zizoni |
জীকেইজনী zikeizoni |
জীবোৰ zibür |
জীবিলাক zibilak | ||||
| ergative | জীয়ে ziয়ে |
জীজনীয়ে zizonie |
জীকেইজনীয়ে zikeizoniয়ে |
জীবোৰে zibüre |
জীবিলাকে zibilake | ||||
| accusative | জীক zik |
জীজনীক zizonik |
জীকেইজনীক zikeizonik |
জীবোৰক zibürok |
জীবিলাকক zibilakok | ||||
| genitive | জীৰ zir |
জীজনীৰ zizonir |
জীকেইজনীৰ zikeizonir |
জীবোৰৰ zibüror |
জীবিলাকৰ zibilakor | ||||
| dative | জীলৈ ziloi |
জীজনীলৈ zizoniloi |
জীকেইজনীলৈ zikeizoniloi |
জীবোৰলৈ zibüroloi |
জীবিলাকলৈ zibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | জীৰে zire |
জীজনীৰে zizonire |
জীকেইজনীৰে zikeizonire |
জীবোৰেৰে zibürere |
জীবিলাকেৰে zibilakere | ||||
| locative | জীত zit |
জীজনীত zizonit |
জীকেইজনীত zikeizonit |
জীবোৰত zibürot |
জীবিলাকত zibilakot | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||
(জী (zi) for 1st person is less commonly used. জীয়ৰী (ziri) and ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”) are mostly used.)
| Person | Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | accusative | dative | terminative | genitive | locative | ||||
| 1st | মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) | জী zi |
জীক zik |
জীলৈ ziloi |
জীলৈকে ziloike |
জীৰ zir |
জীত zit | ||
| 2nd | very familiar; inferior |
তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰ zier |
জীয়েৰক zierok |
জীয়েৰলৈ zieroloi |
জীয়েৰলৈকে zieroloike |
জীয়েৰৰ zieror |
জীয়েৰত zierot | |
| familiar | তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰা ziera |
জীয়েৰাক zierak |
জীয়েৰালৈ zieraloi |
জীয়েৰালৈকে zieraloike |
জীয়েৰাৰ zierar |
জীয়েৰাত zierat | ||
| formal | আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েক ziek |
জীয়েকক ziekok |
জীয়েকলৈ ziekoloi |
জীয়েকলৈকে ziekoloike |
জীয়েকৰ ziekor |
জীয়েকত ziekot | ||
| 3rd | তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc | ||||||||
Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).
জী • (ji)