বঙালী

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālah), ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga) + Bengali আল (al, “mound”) + the Persian suffix ـی (-i). Compare Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgalī), Arabic بَنْغَالِيّ (banḡāliyy), Persian بنگالی (bangâli), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī).

Adjective

বঙালী • (boṅali)

1. Bengali, of Bengali

Noun

বঙালী • (boṅali)

1. Bengali people

   Synonym: বঙাল (boṅal)

Declension

Inflection of বঙালী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	বঙালী boṅali		বঙালীগৰাকী boṅaligoraki		বঙালীকেইগৰাকী boṅalikeigoraki		বঙালীবোৰ boṅalibür		বঙালীবিলাক boṅalibilak
ergative	বঙালীয়ে boṅalie		বঙালীগৰাকীয়ে boṅaligorakie		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীয়ে boṅalikeigorakie		বঙালীবোৰে boṅalibüre		বঙালীবিলাকে boṅalibilake
accusative	বঙালীক boṅalik		বঙালীগৰাকীক boṅaligorakik		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীক boṅalikeigorakik		বঙালীবোৰক boṅalibürok		বঙালীবিলাকক boṅalibilakok
genitive	বঙালীৰ boṅalir		বঙালীগৰাকীৰ boṅaligorakir		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰ boṅalikeigorakir		বঙালীবোৰৰ boṅalibüror		বঙালীবিলাকৰ boṅalibilakor
dative	বঙালীলৈ boṅaliloi		বঙালীগৰাকীলৈ boṅaligorakiloi		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীলৈ boṅalikeigorakiloi		বঙালীবোৰলৈ boṅalibüroloi		বঙালীবিলাকলৈ boṅalibilakoloi
instrumental	বঙালীৰে boṅalire		বঙালীগৰাকীৰে boṅaligorakire		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰে boṅalikeigorakire		বঙালীবোৰেৰে boṅalibürere		বঙালীবিলাকেৰে boṅalibilakere
locative	বঙালীত boṅalit		বঙালীগৰাকীত boṅaligorakit		বঙালীকেইগৰাকীত boṅalikeigorakit		বঙালীবোৰত boṅalibürot		বঙালীবিলাকত boṅalibilakot
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.

Proper noun

বঙালী • (boṅali)

1. Bengali language

   Synonyms: বঙালী ভাষা (boṅali bhaxa), বাংলা (baṅla)

Declension

Inflection of বঙালী
absolutive	বঙালী boṅali
ergative	বঙালীয়ে boṅalie
accusative	বঙালী / বঙালীক boṅali / boṅalik
genitive	বঙালীৰ boṅalir
dative	বঙালীলৈ boṅaliloi
instrumental	বঙালীৰে boṅalire
locative	বঙালীত boṅalit
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead. Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead. Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).