রতন

Bengali

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit রত্ন (ratna). Doublet of রত্ন (rotno). Compare Hindustani رتن‎ / रतन (ratan), and also Burmese ရတနာ (ra.ta.na) and Thai รัตนะ (rát-dtà-ná).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rɔt̪on/, [ˈrɔt̪on]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹɔt̪on/, [ɹɔt̪on]

Noun

রতন • (roton)

  1. gem
    রতনে রতন চেনে
    rotone roton cene
    to easily know what someone is like
    (literally, “by a gem, a gem knows”)

Usage notes

More colloquial than রত্ন (rotno), and can be frequently found in poetry.

Declension
Inflection of রতন
nominative রতন
rôtōn
objective রতন / রতনকে
rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite)
genitive রতনের
rôtōner
locative রতনে
rôtōne
Indefinite forms
nominative রতন
rôtōn
objective রতন / রতনকে
rôtōn (semantically general or indefinite) / rôtōnke (semantically definite)
genitive রতনের
rôtōner
locative রতনে
rôtōne
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative রতনটা , রতনটি
rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal)		 রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো
rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal)
objective রতনটা, রতনটি
rôtōnṭa (colloquial), rôtōnṭi (formal)		 রতনগুলা, রতনগুলো
rôtōngula (colloquial), rôtōngulo (formal)
genitive রতনটার, রতনটির
rôtōnṭar (colloquial), rôtōnṭir (formal)		 রতনগুলার, রতনগুলোর
rôtōngular (colloquial), rôtōngulor (formal)
locative রতনটাতে / রতনটায়, রতনটিতে
rôtōnṭate / rôtōnṭay (colloquial), rôtōnṭite (formal)		 রতনগুলাতে / রতনগুলায়, রতনগুলোতে
rôtōngulate / rôtōngulay (colloquial), rôtōngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms
  • রতনচুড় (rotnocuṛ)

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “রতন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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