ধনু
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Assamese
Etymology
From Early Assamese ধনু (dhonu), from Sanskrit धनुष (dhanuṣa). Compare Sylheti ꠗꠘꠥ (dónu), Bengali ধনুক (dhonuk).
Pronunciation
Noun
ধনু • (dhonu)
Declension
Inflection of ধনু
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | ধনু dhonu |
ধনুখন dhonukhon |
ধনুকেইখন dhonukeikhon |
ধনুবোৰ dhonubür |
ধনুবিলাক dhonubilak | ||||
| ergative | ধনুৱে dhonue |
ধনুখনে dhonukhone |
ধনুকেইখনে dhonukeikhone |
ধনুবোৰে dhonubüre |
ধনুবিলাকে dhonubilake | ||||
| accusative | ধনুক dhonuk |
ধনুখনক dhonukhonok |
ধনুকেইখনক dhonukeikhonok |
ধনুবোৰক dhonubürok |
ধনুবিলাকক dhonubilakok | ||||
| genitive | ধনুৰ dhonur |
ধনুখনৰ dhonukhonor |
ধনুকেইখনৰ dhonukeikhonor |
ধনুবোৰৰ dhonubüror |
ধনুবিলাকৰ dhonubilakor | ||||
| dative | ধনুলৈ dhonuloi |
ধনুখনলৈ dhonukhonoloi |
ধনুকেইখনলৈ dhonukeikhonoloi |
ধনুবোৰলৈ dhonubüroloi |
ধনুবিলাকলৈ dhonubilakoloi | ||||
| terminative | ধনুলৈকে dhonuloike |
ধনুখনলৈকে dhonukhonoloike |
ধনুকেইখনলৈকে dhonukeikhonoloike |
ধনুবোৰলৈকে dhonubüroloike |
ধনুবিলাকলৈকে dhonubilakoloike | ||||
| instrumental | ধনুৰে dhonure |
ধনুখনেৰে dhonukhonere |
ধনুকেইখনেৰে dhonukeikhonere |
ধনুবোৰেৰে dhonubürere |
ধনুবিলাকেৰে dhonubilakere | ||||
| locative | ধনুত dhonut |
ধনুখনত dhonukhonot |
ধনুকেইখনত dhonukeikhonot |
ধনুবোৰত dhonubürot |
ধনুবিলাকত dhonubilakot | ||||
| 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. | |||||||||
Early Assamese
Etymology
Noun
ধনু (dhonu)
- bow
- শুনি ধনু ধৰি ৰাক্ষসক বাট চাই ।
উজাগৰে ৰৈলা দুয়ো ভাই ॥- śuni dhonu dhori rakṣosoko baṭo cai ,
ujagore roila duyö bhai . - Hearing that, holding bows, waiting for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly.
- (literally, “(After) Hearing, holding bows, looking at the road for the demon, the two brothers stayed sleeplessly”)
- śuni dhonu dhori rakṣosoko baṭo cai ,
Descendants
- Assamese: ধনু (dhonu)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
ধনু n
- Bengali script form of dhanu (“bow (for arrows)”)
Declension
Declension table of "ধনু" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ধনু (dhanu) | ধনূনি (dhanūni) or ধনূ (dhanū) |
| Accusative (second) | ধনুং (dhanuṃ) | ধনূনি (dhanūni) or ধনূ (dhanū) |
| Instrumental (third) | ধনুনা (dhanunā) | ধনূহি (dhanūhi) or ধনূভি (dhanūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | ধনুস্স (dhanussa) or ধনুনো (dhanuno) | ধনূনং (dhanūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | ধনুস্মা (dhanusmā) or ধনুম্হা (dhanumhā) | ধনূহি (dhanūhi) or ধনূভি (dhanūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | ধনুস্স (dhanussa) or ধনুনো (dhanuno) | ধনূনং (dhanūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | ধনুস্মিং (dhanusmiṃ) or ধনুম্হি (dhanumhi) | ধনূসু (dhanūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | ধনু (dhanu) | ধনূনি (dhanūni) or ধনূ (dhanū) |