বিৰালী

Assamese

Alternative forms

• 𑜈𑜣𑜍𑜡𑜎𑜢 (birali), বিৰলী (biroli)
• বিৰাল (biral) — male

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ৱিডাল (viḍāla). Cognate with Bengali বেড়াল (beṛal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɹa.li/

Noun

বিৰালী • (birali)

1. cat (uncommon in Standard)

   (Dehan)

   যেগ’ বিৰালী কৈলা ইগ’ মোৰ।

   zegö birali koila igö mür.

   The cat which is black is mine.

   Synonym: (common in Standard) মেকুৰী (mekuri)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of বিৰালী
nominative	বিৰালী / বিৰালীয়ে birali / biralie
genitive	বিৰালীৰ biralir
nominative	বিৰালী / বিৰালীয়ে birali / biralie
accusative	বিৰালী / বিৰালীক birali / biralik
dative	বিৰালীলৈ biraliloi
terminative	বিৰালীলৈকে biraliloike
instrumental	বিৰালীয়ে / বিৰালীৰে biralie / biralire
genitive	বিৰালীৰ biralir
locative	বিৰালীত biralit
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.