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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्याली ~ श्याली (syālī ~ śyālī). Compare Hindi साली (sālī), Nepali साली (sālī).
Pronunciation
Noun
শালী • (śali) (masculine শালা (śala))
- sister-in-law (spouse's sister or sibling's wife)
Declension
| Inflection of শালী
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| nominative
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শালী
śali
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| objective
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শালীকে
śalike
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| genitive
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শালীর
śalir
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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শালী
śali
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| objective
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শালীকে
śalike
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| genitive
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শালীর
śalir
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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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শালীটা, শালীটি
śaliṭa (colloquial), śaliṭi (formal)
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শালীরা
śalira
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| objective
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শালীটাকে, শালীটিকে
śaliṭake (colloquial), śaliṭike (formal)
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শালীদের(কে)
śalider(ke)
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শালীটার, শালীটির
śaliṭar (colloquial), śaliṭir (formal)
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শালীদের
śalider
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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) “শালী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
- Accessible Dictionary, শালী, Government of Bangladesh