যাঁত

Assamese

Alternative forms

• জাঁত (zãt)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese জান্ত (janto), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀢 (jaṃta), from Sanskrit যন্ত্ৰ (yantra, “controlling device; machine”). Doublet of যঁতৰ (zõtor) and যন্ত্ৰ (zontro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zãt/

Noun

যাঁত • (zãt)

1. handmill, millstone

Declension

Declension of যাঁত
nominative	যাঁত / যাঁতে zãt / zãte
genitive	যাঁতৰ zãtor
nominative	যাঁত / যাঁতে zãt / zãte
accusative	যাঁত / যাঁতক zãt / zãtok
dative	যাঁতলৈ zãtoloi
terminative	যাঁতলৈকে zãtoloike
instrumental	যাঁতে / যাঁতেৰে zãte / zãtere
genitive	যাঁতৰ zãtor
locative	যাঁতত zãtot
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.

Derived terms

• যাঁতমিল (zãtomil)

 

Related terms

• যাঁতি (zãti)