থাম

Assamese

Alternative forms

• থুম (thum)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha). Doublet of স্তম্ভ (stombho).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

Noun

থাম • (tham)

1. post, pillar, column, pole

   Synonyms: খুটি (khuti), স্তম্ভ (stombho)

Declension

Declension of থাম
nominative	{{{nom}}} {{{nom-tr}}}
genitive	থামৰ thamr
nominative	{{{nom}}} {{{nom-tr}}}
accusative	থাম / থামক tham / thamok
dative	থামলৈ thamoloi
terminative	{{{ter}}} {{{ter-tr}}}
instrumental	থামেৰে thamere
genitive	থামৰ thamr
locative	থামত thamt
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.

Bengali

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Noun

থাম • (tham)

1. pillar, post

Rabha

Rabha cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : থাম (tham)

Alternative forms

• ৩

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum (“three”). Cognate with Garo গি.তাম (gi.tam), Tiwa থাম (tham), Bodo (India) थाम (tham).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

Numeral

থাম • (tham)

1. three