জেঠী

Assamese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛ.tʰi/

Etymology 1
জেঠী

From Sanskrit জ্যৈষ্ঠী (jyaiṣṭhī). Cognate with Kamta জিঠী / ziṭhi, Khulnaiya জেঠী (zeṭhi), Oriya ଝିଟିପିଟି (jhiṭipiṭi).

Noun

জেঠী • (zethi)

  1. common house gecko, house lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus)
  2. lizard
    Synonym: সাপ (xap)

Declension
Inflection of জেঠী
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
♂ ♀ ♂ ♀
absolutive জেঠী
zethi		 জেঠীটো
zethitü		 জেঠীজনী
zethizoni		 জেঠীকেইটা
zethikeita		 জেঠীকেইজনী
zethikeizoni		 জেঠীবোৰ
zethibür		 জেঠীবিলাক
zethibilak
ergative জেঠীয়ে
zethie		 জেঠীটোৱে
zethitüe		 জেঠীজনীয়ে
zethizonie		 জেঠীকেইটাই
zethikeitai		 জেঠীকেইজনীয়ে
zethikeizonie		 জেঠীবোৰে
zethibüre		 জেঠীবিলাকে
zethibilake
accusative জেঠীক
zethik		 জেঠীটোক
zethitük		 জেঠীজনীক
zethizonik		 জেঠীকেইটাক
zethikeizonik		 জেঠীকেইজনীক
zethikeizonik		 জেঠীবোৰক
zethibürok		 জেঠীবিলাকক
zethibilakok
genitive জেঠীৰ
zethir		 জেঠীটোৰ
zethitür		 জেঠীজনীৰ
zethizonir		 জেঠীকেইটাৰ
zethikeitar		 জেঠীকেইজনীৰ
zethikeizonir		 জেঠীবোৰৰ
zethibüror		 জেঠীবিলাকৰ
zethibilakor
dative জেঠীলৈ
zethiloi		 জেঠীটোলৈ
zethitüloi		 জেঠীজনীলৈ
zethizoniloi		 জেঠীকেইটালৈ
zethikeitaloi		 জেঠীকেইজনীলৈ
zethikeizoniloi		 জেঠীবোৰলৈ
zethibüroloi		 জেঠীবিলাকলৈ
zethibilakoloi
terminative জেঠীলৈকে
zethiloike		 জেঠীটোলৈকে
zethitüloike		 জেঠীজনীলৈকে
zethizoniloike		 জেঠীকেইটালৈকে
zethikeitaloi		 জেঠীকেইজনীলৈকে
zethikeizoniloike		 জেঠীবোৰলৈকে
zethibüroloike		 জেঠীবিলাকলৈকে
zethibilakoloike
instrumental জেঠীৰে
zethire		 জেঠীটোৰে
zethitüre		 জেঠীজনীৰে
zethizonire		 জেঠীকেইটাৰে
zethikeitare		 জেঠীকেইজনীৰে
zethikeizonire		 জেঠীবোৰেৰে
zethibürere		 জেঠীবিলাকেৰে
zethibilakere
locative জেঠীত
zethit		 জেঠীটোত
zethitüt		 জেঠীজনীত
zethitüt		 জেঠীকেইটাত
zethikeitat		 জেঠীকেইজনীত
zethikeizonit		 জেঠীবোৰত
zethibürot		 জেঠীবিলাকত
zethibilakot
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit জ্যেষ্ঠ (jyeṣṭha, “first, chief”).

Noun

জেঠী • (zethi)

  1. aunt (elder sister of one's father/mother)
    Synonym: জেঠাই (zethai)
  2. (Muslim dialects) aunt (husband's elder brother's wife)
    Synonyms: বৰমা (borma), বৰবৌ (borbou)
Relationship declension
Conjugation forms of জেঠী
Person Cases
absolutive ergative accusative genitive dative terminative locative
1st মোৰ (“my”), আমাৰ (“our”) জেঠী
zethi		 জেঠীয়ে
zethie		 জেঠীক
zethik		 জেঠীৰ
zethir		 জেঠীলৈ
zethiloi		 জেঠীলৈকে
zethiloike		 জেঠীত
zethit
2nd very familiar;
inferior		 তোৰ (“your”), তহঁতৰ (“your(pl)”) জেঠীয়েৰ
zethier		 জেঠীয়েৰে
zethiere		 জেঠীয়েৰক
zethierok		 জেঠীয়েৰৰ
zethieror		 জেঠীয়েৰলৈ
zethieroloi		 জেঠীয়েৰলৈকে
zethieroloike		 জেঠীয়েৰত
zethierot
familiar তোমাৰ (“your”), তোমালোকৰ (“your(pl)”) জেঠীয়েৰা
zethiera		 জেঠীয়েৰাই
zethierai		 জেঠীয়েৰাক
zethierak		 জেঠীয়েৰাৰ
zethierar		 জেঠীয়েৰালৈ
zethieraloi		 জেঠীয়েৰালৈকে
zethieraloike		 জেঠীয়েৰাত
zethierat
formal আপোনাৰ (“your”), আপোনালোকৰ (“your(pl)”) জেঠীয়েক
zethiek		 জেঠীয়েকে
zethieke		 জেঠীয়েকক
zethiekok		 জেঠীয়েকৰ
zethiekor		 জেঠীয়েকলৈ
zethiekoloi		 জেঠীয়েকলৈকে
zethiekoloike		 জেঠীয়েকত
zethiekot
3rd তাৰ (“his”), তাইৰ (“her”), সিহঁতৰ (“their”), তেওঁৰ (“his/her(frm)”) etc
  • জেঠপা (zethopa)
  • জেঠপেহা (zethpeha)
  • জেঠা (zetha)
  • জেঠাই (zethai)
  • জেঠাল (zethal)
  • জেঠু (zethu)
  • জেঠেৰি (zetheri)
  • জেঠোট (zethüt)

See also
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