সপোন

Assamese

Alternative forms

• সপন (xopon), সপান (xopan) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese স্বপন (sbopono), borrowed from Sanskrit স্ৱপ্ন (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-. Cognates include Kamta সপোন (xopün) / ṣopön, Latin somnus, Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) and Old English swefn (English sweven).

Doublet of স্বপ্ন (sopno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔ.pʊn/

Noun

সপোন • (xopün) (classifier -টো)

1. dream

   বঢ়িয়া সপোন এটা দেখি আছিলোঁ, কিন্তু এলাৰ্মܿটোৱে মোৰ গোটেই মেজাজটো নষ্ট কৰি দিলে!

   borhia xopün eta dekhi asilü̃, kintu elarmtüe mür gütei mezaztü nosto kori dile!

   I was dreaming a nice dream, but the alarm spoiled my whole mood!

2. dream, desire, wish, hope

   Synonyms: হেঁপাহ (hẽpah), আশা (axa)

   অলপ পৰ পিছতেই সিহঁতৰ সপোন সঁচা হৈ গ’ল।

   olop por pisotei xihõtor xopün xõsa hoi göl.

   After a little while, their dreams became true.

Declension

Declension of সপোন
nominative	সপোন / সপোনে xopün / xopüne
genitive	সপোনৰ xopünor
nominative	সপোন / সপোনে xopün / xopüne
accusative	সপোন / সপোনক xopün / xopünok
dative	সপোনলৈ xopünoloi
terminative	সপোনলৈকে xopünoloike
instrumental	সপোনে / সপোনেৰে xopüne / xopünere
genitive	সপোনৰ xopünor
locative	সপোনত xopünot
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.

Derived terms

• সপোন দেখ (xopün dekh)