ভয়

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (“to tremble”), Persian بیم (bim, “fear”), Russian бояться (bojatʹsja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱɔe/, /bʱɔj/

Noun

ভয় • (bhoy)

1. fear, fright, dread

   সি ভয়ত কঁপি আছে।

   xi bhoyot kõpi ase.

   He is trembling in fear.

2. phobia

Declension

Inflection of ভয়

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			specific		not specific
					regular		formal		very formal
absolutive	ভয় bhoy		ভয়খিনি bhoykhini		ভয়বোৰ bhoybür		ভয়বিলাক bhoybilak		ভয়সমূহ bhoyxomuh
ergative	ভয়ে bhoye		ভয়খিনিয়ে bhoykhinie		ভয়বোৰে bhoybüre		ভয়বিলাকে bhoybilake		ভয়সমূহে bhoyxomuhe
accusative	ভয়ক bhoyok		ভয়খিনিক bhoykhinik		ভয়বোৰক bhoybürok		ভয়বিলাকক bhoybilakok		ভয়সমূহক bhoyxomuhok
genitive	ভয়ৰ bhoyor		ভয়খিনিৰ bhoykhinir		ভয়বোৰৰ bhoybüror		ভয়বিলাকৰ bhoybilakor		ভয়সমূহৰ bhoyxomuhor
dative	ভয়লৈ bhoyoloi		ভয়খিনিলৈ bhoykhiniloi		ভয়বোৰলৈ bhoybüroloi		ভয়বিলাকলৈ bhoybilakoloi		ভয়সমূহলৈ bhoyxomuholoi
instrumental	ভয়েৰে bhoyere		ভয়খিনিৰে bhoykhinire		ভয়বোৰেৰে bhoybürere		ভয়বিলাকেৰে bhoybilakere		ভয়সমূহেৰে bhoyxomuhere
locative	ভয়ত bhoyot		ভয়খিনিত bhoykhinit		ভয়বোৰত bhoybürot		ভয়বিলাকত bhoybilakot		ভয়সমূহত bhoyxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भय (bhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂ós.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱɔe̯/, [ˈbʱɔe̯], [ˈvɔe̯]

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Noun

ভয় • (bhoẏ)

1. fear, dread, fright, awe, consternation, dismay, apprehension, panic, threat

   ভয় পেয়ো না।

   bhoẏ peẏō na.

   Don't be afraid.

   (literally, “Don’t have fear.”)