মেঝে

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মেঝ (mejh), মাইঝা (maijha), মাইজা (maija), মেজে (meje), মেজ (mej) — Vanga
• মাঝিয়া (majhiẏa) — Varendra

Etymology

Umlauted from earlier মাঝিয়া (majhiẏa), from মাঝ (majh) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /med͡ʒʱe/, [ˈmed͡ʒʱeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /medʑʱe/, [ˈmedʑʱeˑ]

Noun

মেঝে • (mejhe)

1. floor

   আমরা মেঝেতে বসে খাই।

   amra mejhete bośe khai.

   We eat sitting on the floor.

Inflection

Inflection of মেঝে
nominative	মেঝে mejhe
objective	মেঝে / মেঝেকে mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite)
genitive	মেঝের mejher
locative	মেঝেতে / মেঝেয় mejhete / mejheẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	মেঝে mejhe
objective	মেঝে / মেঝেকে mejhe (semantically general or indefinite) / mejheke (semantically definite)
genitive	মেঝের mejher
locative	মেঝেতে / মেঝেয় mejhete / mejheẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	মেঝেটি , মেঝেটা mejheṭi, mejheṭa		মেঝেগুলি, মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো mejheguli, mejhegula, mejhegulō
objective	মেঝেটি, মেঝেটা mejheṭi, mejheṭa		মেঝেগুলি, মেঝেগুলা, মেঝেগুলো mejheguli, mejhegula, mejhegulō
genitive	মেঝেটির, মেঝেটার mejheṭir, mejheṭar		মেঝেগুলির, মেঝেগুলার, মেঝেগুলোর mejhegulir, mejhegular, mejhegulōr
locative	মেঝেটিতে, মেঝেটাতে, মেঝেটায় mejheṭite, mejheṭate, mejheṭaẏ		মেঝেগুলিতে, মেঝেগুলাতে, মেঝেগুলায়, মেঝেগুলোতে mejhegulite, mejhegulate, mejhegulaẏ, mejhegulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মেজে, মেঝে” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মেঝে” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh