শিমলু

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Assamese

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শিমলু

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit শিম্বল (śimbala). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠤꠝꠂꠟ (himoil), Bengali শিমুল (śimul), Odia ଶିମୁଳି (śimuḷi), Hindustani سیمل / सेमल (semal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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শিমলু (ximolu) (classifier -ডাল)

  1. red cotton tree, kapok tree (Bombax ceiba)
    ব’লচোন, শিমলু গছজোপালৈ যাওঁ!
    bölsün, ximolu goszüpaloi zaü̃!
    Let's go to the red cotton tree!

Declension

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Declension of শিমলু
nominative শিমলু / শিমলুৱে
ximolu / ximolue
genitive শিমলুৰ
ximolur
nominative শিমলু / শিমলুৱে
ximolu / ximolue
accusative শিমলু / শিমলুক
ximolu / ximoluk
dative শিমলুলৈ
ximoluloi
terminative শিমলুলৈকে
ximoluloike
instrumental শিমলুৱে / শিমলুৰে
ximolue / ximolure
genitive শিমলুৰ
ximolur
locative শিমলুত
ximolut
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.