পৈ

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पति (pati, “master, husband”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis. Doublet of পতি (poti).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔɪ/

Noun

পৈ • (poi)

husband
Synonyms: গিৰি (giri), স্বামী (sami)

Usage note

Like other Assamese kinship nouns, পৈ (poi) uses the -ক (-k) suffix for 3rd person. For example,

মোৰ পৈ ― mür poi ― My husband
আপোনাৰ পৈ ― apünar poi ― Your husband
তাইৰ পৈয়েক ― tair poiek ― Her husband
তাৰ পৈয়েক ― tar poiek ― His husband

Declension

(polite):

Inflection of পৈ

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	পৈ poi	পৈজন poizon	পৈকেইজন poikeizon	পৈবোৰ poibür	পৈবিলাক poibilak
ergative	পয় {{{5}}}	পৈজনে poizone	পৈকেইজনে poikeizone	পৈবোৰে poibüre	পৈবিলাকে poibilake
accusative	পৈক poik	পৈজনক poizonok	পৈকেইজনক poikeizonok	পৈবোৰক poibürok	পৈবিলাকক poibilakok
genitive	পৈৰ poir	পৈজনৰ poizonor	পৈকেইজনৰ poikeizonor	পৈবোৰৰ poibüror	পৈবিলাকৰ poibilakor
dative	পৈলৈ poiloi	পৈজনলৈ poizonoloi	পৈকেইজনলৈ poikeizonoloi	পৈবোৰলৈ poibüroloi	পৈবিলাকলৈ poibilakoloi
instrumental	পৈৰে poire	পৈজনেৰে poizonere	পৈকেইেৰে poikeizonere	পৈবোৰেৰে poibürere	পৈবিলাকেৰে poibilakere
locative	পৈত poit	পৈজনত poizonot	পৈকেইজনত poikeizonot	পৈবোৰত poibürot	পৈবিলাকত poibilakot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

পৈ