ইজ্জত

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عزت ('izzat), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza). Compare Bengali ইজ্জত (ijjot), Hindi इज़्ज़त (izzat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /id.ʑɔt/

Noun

ইজ্জত • (izzot) (informal)

  1. honor, respect
    Synonyms: সন্মান (xonman), মান (man), শ্ৰদ্ধা (sroddha), কদৰ (kodor), আদৰ (ador), সমাদৰ (xomador), সাদৰ (xador)
  2. dignity
    Synonyms: মৰ্যাদা (morzada), ঠাকুৰাল (thakural), ঠাকুৰালি (thakurali), মহানতা (mohanota), মহত্ব (mohotto), মহিমা (mohima), মাহাত্ম্য (mahatmyo)
    তই মোৰ ইজ্জত শেষ কৰিলি!
    toi mür izzot xex korili!
    You ruined my dignity!

Derived terms

  • ইজ্জত কৰ (izzot kor)

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عزت ('izzat), from Arabic عِزَّة (ʕizza). Compare Assamese ইজ্জত (izzot), Hindi इज़्ज़त (izzat).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /id͡ʒd͡ʒɔt̪/, [ˈiz̪̪d͡ʒɔt̪], [ˈid͡ʒd͡ʒɔt̪], /id͡ʒd͡ʒot̪/, [ˈiz̪̪d͡ʒot̪], [ˈid͡ʒd͡ʒot̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /idʑːɔt̪/, [ˈidʑːɔt̪], /idʑːot̪/, [ˈidʑːot̪]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /izzɔt̪/, [ˈizzɔt̪], [ˈizzɔt̪], /izzot̪/, [ˈizzot̪], [ˈizzot̪]

Noun

ইজ্জত • (ijjot)

  1. izzat, honor, pride, reputation
    Synonyms: মান (man), সম্মান (śomman)
  2. dignity
    Synonym: মর্যাদা (morjada)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative ইজ্জত (ijjot)
objective ইজ্জত / ইজ্জতকে (ijjot (semantically general or indefinite) / ijjotke (semantically definite))
genitive ইজ্জতের (ijjoter)
locative ইজ্জতে (ijjote)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ইজ্জতটা , ইজ্জতটি (ijjotṭa (colloquial), ijjotṭi (formal)) ইজ্জতগুলা, ইজ্জতগুলো (ijjotgula (colloquial), ijjotgulo (formal))
objective ইজ্জতটা, ইজ্জতটি (ijjotṭa (colloquial), ijjotṭi (formal)) ইজ্জতগুলা, ইজ্জতগুলো (ijjotgula (colloquial), ijjotgulo (formal))
genitive ইজ্জতটার, ইজ্জতটির (ijjotṭar (colloquial), ijjotṭir (formal)) ইজ্জতগুলার, ইজ্জতগুলোর (ijjotgular (colloquial), ijjotgulor (formal))
locative ইজ্জতটাতে / ইজ্জতটায়, ইজ্জতটিতে (ijjotṭate / ijjotṭay (colloquial), ijjotṭite (formal)) ইজ্জতগুলাতে / ইজ্জতগুলায়, ইজ্জতগুলোতে (ijjotgulate / ijjotgulay (colloquial), ijjotgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “ইজ্জত”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “ইজ্জত”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “ইজ্জত”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.