চিঠি

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *চিষ্ট (ciṣṭa, “message”). Cognate with Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.tʰi/

Noun

চিঠি • (sithi)

1. letter (written message)

   Synonyms: (uncommon) খত (khot), (uncommon) পত্ৰ (potro)

   এই চিঠিখন কেতিয়া পাবগৈ?

   ei sithikhon ketia pabogoi?

   When will this letter arrive?

Declension

Inflection of চিঠি

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	চিঠি sithi		চিঠিখন sithikhon		চিঠিকেইখন sithikeikhon		চিঠিবোৰ sithibür		চিঠিবিলাক sithibilak
ergative	চিঠিয়ে sithie		চিঠিখনে sithikhone		চিঠিকেইখনে sithikeikhone		চিঠিবোৰে sithibüre		চিঠিবিলাকে sithibilake
accusative	চিঠিক sithik		চিঠিখনক sithikhonok		চিঠিকেইখনক sithikeikhonok		চিঠিবোৰক sithibürok		চিঠিবিলাকক sithibilakok
genitive	চিঠিৰ sithir		চিঠিখনৰ sithikhonor		চিঠিকেইখনৰ sithikeikhonor		চিঠিবোৰৰ sithibüror		চিঠিবিলাকৰ sithibilakor
dative	চিঠিলৈ sithiloi		চিঠিখনলৈ sithikhonoloi		চিঠিকেইখনলৈ sithikeikhonoloi		চিঠিবোৰলৈ sithibüroloi		চিঠিবিলাকলৈ sithibilakoloi
terminative	চিঠিলৈকে sithiloike		চিঠিখনলৈকে sithikhonoloike		চিঠিকেইখনলৈকে sithikeikhonoloike		চিঠিবোৰলৈকে sithibüroloike		চিঠিবিলাকলৈকে sithibilakoloike
instrumental	চিঠিৰে sithire		চিঠিখনেৰে sithikhonere		চিঠিকেইখনেৰে sithikeikhonere		চিঠিবোৰেৰে sithibürere		চিঠিবিলাকেৰে sithibilakere
locative	চিঠিত sithit		চিঠিখনত sithikhonot		চিঠিকেইখনত sithikeikhonot		চিঠিবোৰত sithibürot		চিঠিবিলাকত sithibilakot
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.

Derived terms

• চিঠি বাকচ (sithi bakos)
• চিঠি-খেল (sithi-khel)

Related terms

• চিঠা (sitha)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চিঠী (ciṭhi), চিট্টি (ciṭṭi), চিট্‌ঠি (ciṭ‌ṭhi)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *চিষ্ট (ciṣṭa, “message”). Related to চিঠা (ciṭha).

Cognates

Cognate with Assamese চিঠি (sithi), Hindustani چٹھی / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Marathi चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī), Nepali चिठि (ciṭhi), Gujarati ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī), Marwari चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), and Sindhi چِٺي / चिठी (ciṭhī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiʈʰi/, [ˈt͡ʃiʈʰiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕitʰi/, [ˈtɕitʰiˑ]

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Noun

চিঠি • (ciţhi)

1. letter (message)

   এই চিঠিটা কবে পৌঁছবে?

   ei ciṭhiṭa kobe pōũchbe?

   When will this letter arrive?

Inflection

Inflection of চিঠি
nominative	চিঠি ciţhi
objective	চিঠি / চিঠিকে ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive	চিঠির ciţhir
locative	চিঠিতে ciţhite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	চিঠি ciţhi
objective	চিঠি / চিঠিকে ciţhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ciţhike (semantically definite)
genitive	চিঠির ciţhir
locative	চিঠিতে ciţhite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	চিঠিটা , চিঠিটি ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)		চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
objective	চিঠিটা, চিঠিটি ciţhiṭa (colloquial), ciţhiṭi (formal)		চিঠিগুলা, চিঠিগুলো ciţhigula (colloquial), ciţhigulo (formal)
genitive	চিঠিটার, চিঠিটির ciţhiṭar (colloquial), ciţhiṭir (formal)		চিঠিগুলার, চিঠিগুলোর ciţhigular (colloquial), ciţhigulor (formal)
locative	চিঠিটাতে / চিঠিটায়, চিঠিটিতে ciţhiṭate / ciţhiṭay (colloquial), ciţhiṭite (formal)		চিঠিগুলাতে / চিঠিগুলায়, চিঠিগুলোতে ciţhigulate / ciţhigulay (colloquial), ciţhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চিঠি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, চিঠি, Government of Bangladesh