দিঘি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀖𑀺𑀆 (digghiā), from Sanskrit दीर्घिका (dīrghikā). Cognate with Assamese দীঘি (dighi), Hindustani دِگِی (digī) / दिगी (digī), and Odia ଦିଘି (dighi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪iɡʱi/, [ˈd̪iɡʱiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪iɡʱi/, [ˈd̪iɡʱiˑ]

Noun

দিঘি • (dighi)

1. a large and deep tank or pond

Declension

Inflection of দিঘি
nominative	দিঘি dighi
objective	দিঘি / দিঘিকে dighi (semantically general or indefinite) / dighike (semantically definite)
genitive	দিঘির dighir
locative	দিঘিতে / দিঘিয় dighite / dighiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	দিঘি dighi
objective	দিঘি / দিঘিকে dighi (semantically general or indefinite) / dighike (semantically definite)
genitive	দিঘির dighir
locative	দিঘিতে / দিঘিয় dighite / dighiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	দিঘিটি , দিঘিটা dighiṭi, dighiṭa		দিঘিগুলি, দিঘিগুলা, দিঘিগুলো dighiguli, dighigula, dighigulō
objective	দিঘিটি, দিঘিটা dighiṭi, dighiṭa		দিঘিগুলি, দিঘিগুলা, দিঘিগুলো dighiguli, dighigula, dighigulō
genitive	দিঘিটির, দিঘিটার dighiṭir, dighiṭar		দিঘিগুলির, দিঘিগুলার, দিঘিগুলোর dighigulir, dighigular, dighigulōr
locative	দিঘিটিতে, দিঘিটাতে, দিঘিটায় dighiṭite, dighiṭate, dighiṭaẏ		দিঘিগুলিতে, দিঘিগুলাতে, দিঘিগুলায়, দিঘিগুলোতে dighigulite, dighigulate, dighigulaẏ, dighigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Descendants

• → English: dighi

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “দিঘি”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīrghikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 365