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শালী

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit स्याली ~ श्याली (syālī ~ śyālī). Compare Hindi साली (sālī), Nepali साली (sālī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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শালী (śali) (masculine শালা (śala))

  1. sister-in-law (spouse's sister or sibling's wife)

Declension

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Inflection of শালী
nominative শালী
śali
objective শালীকে
śalike
genitive শালীর
śalir
Indefinite forms
nominative শালী
śali
objective শালীকে
śalike
genitive শালীর
śalir
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative শালীটা, শালীটি
śaliṭa (colloquial), śaliṭi (formal)
শালীরা
śalira
objective শালীটাকে, শালীটিকে
śaliṭake (colloquial), śaliṭike (formal)
শালীদের(কে)
śalider(ke)
genitive শালীটার, শালীটির
śaliṭar (colloquial), śaliṭir (formal)
শালীদের
śalider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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