Inherited from Early Assamese জমাই (jomai), জামাই (jamai), from Sanskrit জামাতৃ (jāmātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́āmātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-. Compare Kamta জাঙৈ (zaṅoi), Bengali জামাই (jamai), Sylheti ꠎꠥꠀꠁ (zuai), ꠎꠣꠝꠣꠁ (zamai), Odia ଜ୍ୱାଇଁ (jwāĩ), Hindustani جمائی / जमाई (jamāī), Punjabi ਜਮਾਈ (jamāī), Gujarati જમાઈ (jamāī), Nepali ज्वाइँ (jwāĩ), Marathi जावई (jāvaī), Konkani जांवै (zā̃vai).
জোঁৱাই • (zü̃ai) (classifier -টো)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | জোঁৱাই zü̃ai |
জোঁৱাইজন zü̃aizon |
জোঁৱাইকেইজন zü̃aikeizon |
জোঁৱাইবোৰ zü̃aibür |
জোঁৱাইবিলাক zü̃aibilak | ||||
| ergative | জোঁৱাইয়ে zü̃aie |
জোঁৱাইজনে zü̃aizone |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনে zü̃aikeizone |
জোঁৱাইবোৰে zü̃aibüre |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকে zü̃aibilake | ||||
| accusative | জোঁৱাইক zü̃aik |
জোঁৱাইজনক zü̃aizonok |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনক zü̃aikeizonok |
জোঁৱাইবোৰক zü̃aibürok |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকক zü̃aibilakok | ||||
| genitive | জোঁৱাইৰ zü̃air |
জোঁৱাইজনৰ zü̃aizonor |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনৰ zü̃aikeizonor |
জোঁৱাইবোৰৰ zü̃aibüror |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকৰ zü̃aibilakor | ||||
| dative | জোঁৱাইলৈ zü̃ailoi |
জোঁৱাইজনলৈ zü̃aizonoloi |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনলৈ zü̃aikeizonoloi |
জোঁৱাইবোৰলৈ zü̃aibüroloi |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকলৈ zü̃aibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | জোঁৱাইৰে zü̃aire |
জোঁৱাইজনেৰে zü̃aizonere |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনেৰে zü̃aikeizonere |
জোঁৱাইবোৰেৰে zü̃aibürere |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকেৰে zü̃aibilakere | ||||
| locative | জোঁৱাইত zü̃ait |
জোঁৱাইজনত zü̃aizonot |
জোঁৱাইকেইজনত zü̃aikeizonot |
জোঁৱাইবোৰত zü̃aibürot |
জোঁৱাইবিলাকত zü̃aibilakot | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||