ৰাণী

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ৰাজ্ঞী (rājñī), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂ (“queen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹa.ni/

Noun

ৰাণী • (rani) (classifier -জনী)

1. queen

Declension

Declension of ৰাণী
nominative	ৰাণী / ৰাণীয়ে rani / ranie
genitive	ৰাণীৰ ranir
nominative	ৰাণী / ৰাণীয়ে rani / ranie
accusative	ৰাণী / ৰাণীক rani / ranik
dative	ৰাণীলৈ raniloi
terminative	ৰাণীলৈকে raniloike
instrumental	ৰাণীয়ে / ৰাণীৰে ranie / ranire
genitive	ৰাণীৰ ranir
locative	ৰাণীত ranit
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.

See also

• ৰজা (roza)