শণ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡 (saṇa), from Sanskrit शण (śaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔn/

Noun

শণ • (xon)

1. flax (Crotalaria juncea)

Declension

Declension of শণ
nominative	শণ / শণে xon / xone
genitive	শণৰ xonor
nominative	শণ / শণে xon / xone
accusative	শণ / শণক xon / xonok
dative	শণলৈ xonoloi
terminative	শণলৈকে xonoloike
instrumental	শণে / শণেৰে xone / xonere
genitive	শণৰ xonor
locative	শণত xonot
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.

References

• “শণ”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡 (saṇa), from Sanskrit शण (śaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔn/, [ˈʃɔːn], [ˈʃɔn]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔn/, [ˈʃɔːn], [ˈʃɔn]

Noun

শণ • (śon)

1. hemp
2. flax

Inflection

Inflection of শণ
nominative	শণ śon
objective	শণকে śon (semantically general or indefinite) / śonke (semantically definite)
genitive	শণের śoner
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শণ śon
objective	শণকে śon (semantically general or indefinite) / śonke (semantically definite)
genitive	শণের śoner
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	শণটা, শণটি śonṭa (colloquial), śonṭi (formal)		শণেরা śonera
objective	শণটাকে, শণটিকে śonṭake (colloquial), śonṭike (formal)		শণদের(কে) śonder(ke)
genitive	শণটার, শণটির śonṭar (colloquial), śonṭir (formal)		শণদের śonder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Inflection of শণ
nominative	শণ śon
objective	শণ / শণকে śon (semantically general or indefinite) / śonke (semantically definite)
genitive	শণের śoner
locative	শণে śone
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শণ śon
objective	শণ / শণকে śon (semantically general or indefinite) / śonke (semantically definite)
genitive	শণের śoner
locative	শণে śone
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	শণটা , শণটি śonṭa (colloquial), śonṭi (formal)		শণগুলা, শণগুলো śongula (colloquial), śongulo (formal)
objective	শণটা, শণটি śonṭa (colloquial), śonṭi (formal)		শণগুলা, শণগুলো śongula (colloquial), śongulo (formal)
genitive	শণটার, শণটির śonṭar (colloquial), śonṭir (formal)		শণগুলার, শণগুলোর śongular (colloquial), śongulor (formal)
locative	শণটাতে / শণটায়, শণটিতে śonṭate / śonṭay (colloquial), śonṭite (formal)		শণগুলাতে / শণগুলায়, শণগুলোতে śongulate / śongulay (colloquial), śongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “শণ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]