ফেন

Assamese

Alternative forms

ফেনা (phena)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ফেন (phena), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pHóy-nh₂-os, metathesized variant of *(s)póHy-nh₂-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰɛn/

Noun

ফেন • (phen)

foam

Declension

Inflection of ফেন

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		specific	not specific
		specific	informal		formal
absolutive	ফেন phen	ফেনখিনি phenkhini	ফেনবোৰ phenbür	ফেনবিলাক phenbilak	ফেনসমূহ phenxomuh
ergative	ফেনে phene	ফেনখিনিয়ে phenkhinie	ফেনবোৰে phenbüre	ফেনবিলাকে phenbilake	ফেনসমূহে phenxomuhe
accusative	ফেনক phenok	ফেনখিনিক phenkhinik	ফেনবোৰক phenbürok	ফেনবিলাকক phenbilakok	ফেনসমূহক phenxomuhok
genitive	ফেনৰ phenor	ফেনখিনিৰ phenkhinir	ফেনবোৰৰ phenbüror	ফেনবিলাকৰ phenbilakor	ফেনসমূহৰ phenxomuhor
dative	ফেনলৈ phenoloi	ফেনখিনিলৈ phenkhiniloi	ফেনবোৰলৈ phenbüroloi	ফেনবিলাকলৈ phenbilakoloi	ফেনসমূহলৈ phenxomuholoi
instrumental	ফেনেৰে phenere	ফেনখিনিৰে phenkhinire	ফেনবোৰেৰে phenbürere	ফেনবিলাকেৰে phenbilakere	ফেনসমূহেৰে phenxomuhere
locative	ফেনত phenot	ফেনখিনিত phenkhinit	ফেনবোৰত phenbürot	ফেনবিলাকত phenbilakot	ফেনসমূহত phenxomuhot

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

Bengali

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /fen/, [ˈfeːn], [ˈfen]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /fen/, [ˈfeːn], [ˈfen]

Noun

ফেন • (phen)

Alternative form of ফেনা (phena)