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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀛𑀺𑀅 ~ 𑀥𑀺𑀅 (*jhia ~ dhia), from Old Indo-Aryan *jhitā ~ *dhitā (compare attested দুহিতা (dúhitā)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dúźʰHtā with syncope, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúj́ʰHtā, from an earlier *dʰúǵʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).
The Old Indo-Aryan word had unusual dialectal variety, with widespread dhi- forms and some jhi- forms in Middle and New Indo-Aryan descendants, due to the early syncope.
Pronunciation
Noun
ঝি • (jhi)
- daughter
- Synonyms: পুত্রী (putri), মেয়ে (meẏe), কন্যা (konna)
- maidservant
Declension
| Inflection of ঝি
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| nominative
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ঝি
jhi
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| objective
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ঝিকে
jhike
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| genitive
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ঝির
jhir
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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ঝি
jhi
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| objective
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ঝিকে
jhike
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| genitive
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ঝির
jhir
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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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ঝিটা, ঝিটি
jhiṭa (colloquial), jhiṭi (formal)
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ঝিরা
jhira
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| objective
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ঝিটাকে, ঝিটিকে
jhiṭake (colloquial), jhiṭike (formal)
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ঝিদের(কে)
jhider(ke)
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| genitive
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ঝিটার, ঝিটির
jhiṭar (colloquial), jhiṭir (formal)
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ঝিদের
jhider
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Derived terms
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ঝি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 345.