ধাতু

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ধাতু (dhātu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱa.tu/

Noun

ধাতু • (dhatu) (classifier -টো)

1. metal

Declension

Declension of ধাতু
nominative	ধাতু / ধাতুৱে dhatu / dhatue
genitive	ধাতুৰ dhatur
nominative	ধাতু / ধাতুৱে dhatu / dhatue
accusative	ধাতু / ধাতুক dhatu / dhatuk
dative	ধাতুলৈ dhatuloi
terminative	ধাতুলৈকে dhatuloike
instrumental	ধাতুৱে / ধাতুৰে dhatue / dhature
genitive	ধাতুৰ dhatur
locative	ধাতুত dhatut
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ধাতু (dhātu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱa.tu/, [d̪ʱa.t̪u]

Noun

ধাতু • (dhatu)

1. metal
2. (linguistics) root

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• dhātu (Latin script)
• 𑀥𑀸𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• धातु (Devanagari script)
• ධාතු (Sinhalese script)
• ဓာတု or ꩪႃတု (Burmese script)
• ธาตุ (Thai script)
• ᨵᩤᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘາຕຸ (Lao script)
• ធាតុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄂𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

ধাতু f

1. Bengali script form of dhātu (“element”)

Declension

Declension table of "ধাতু" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ধাতু (dhātu)	ধাতুযো (dhātuyo) or ধাতূ (dhātū)
Accusative (second)	ধাতুং (dhātuṃ)	ধাতুযো (dhātuyo) or ধাতূ (dhātū)
Instrumental (third)	ধাতুযা (dhātuyā)	ধাতূহি (dhātūhi) or ধাতূভি (dhātūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	ধাতুযা (dhātuyā)	ধাতূনং (dhātūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ধাতুযা (dhātuyā)	ধাতূহি (dhātūhi) or ধাতূভি (dhātūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ধাতুযা (dhātuyā)	ধাতূনং (dhātūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ধাতুযা (dhātuyā) or ধাতুযং (dhātuyaṃ)	ধাতূসু (dhātūsu)
Vocative (calling)	ধাতু (dhātu)	ধাতুযো (dhātuyo) or ধাতূ (dhātū)

Noun

ধাতু m

1. Bengali script form of dhātu (“root of a word”)

Declension

Declension table of "ধাতু" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ধাতু (dhātu)	ধাতৰো (dhātavo) or ধাতূ (dhātū)
Accusative (second)	ধাতুং (dhātuṃ)	ধাতৰো (dhātavo) or ধাতূ (dhātū)
Instrumental (third)	ধাতুনা (dhātunā)	ধাতূহি (dhātūhi) or ধাতূভি (dhātūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	ধাতুস্স (dhātussa) or ধাতুনো (dhātuno)	ধাতূনং (dhātūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ধাতুস্মা (dhātusmā) or ধাতুম্হা (dhātumhā)	ধাতূহি (dhātūhi) or ধাতূভি (dhātūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ধাতুস্স (dhātussa) or ধাতুনো (dhātuno)	ধাতূনং (dhātūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ধাতুস্মিং (dhātusmiṃ) or ধাতুম্হি (dhātumhi)	ধাতূসু (dhātūsu)
Vocative (calling)	ধাতু (dhātu)	ধাতৰে (dhātave) or ধাতৰো (dhātavo)