শেৱালি

See also: নেৱালি

Assamese

Alternative forms

শেৱালি ফুল (xewali phul) (flower)
শেৱালি গছ (xewali gos) (tree)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese শেৱালি (śewali), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀸𑀮𑀻 (sehālī), from Sanskrit শেফালিক (śephālika). Cognate with Bengali শিউলি (śiuli), Odia ଶିଉଳି (śiuḷi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xɛ.wa.li/

Noun

শেৱালি • (xewali) (classifier -পাহ)

sewali, night-flowering jasmine, coral jasmine, night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)

Declension

Declension of শেৱালি
nominative	শেৱালি / শেৱালিয়ে xewali / xewalie
genitive	শেৱালিৰ xewalir
nominative	শেৱালি / শেৱালিয়ে xewali / xewalie
accusative	শেৱালি / শেৱালিক xewali / xewalik
dative	শেৱালিলৈ xewaliloi
terminative	শেৱালিলৈকে xewaliloike
instrumental	শেৱালিয়ে / শেৱালিৰে xewalie / xewalire
genitive	শেৱালিৰ xewalir
locative	শেৱালিত xewalit
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.

Descendants

→ English: sewali