# তাই
## Assamese
### Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese তাই (tai), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀏 (tāe, “by her”), from Sanskrit তযা (tayā, “by her (instrumental case)”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠔꠣꠁ (tai), Bishnupriya Manipuri তেই.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /taɪ/
* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

তাই • (tai)
* (distal) she

#### Descendants

* Naga Pidgin: tai

#### See also

| | | | | | absolutive | oblique | objective | genitive | ergative | dative | locative |
| 1st person | singular | singular | singular | singular | মই (moi) | মো (mü) | মোক (mük) | মোৰ (mür) | — | মোলৈ (müloi) | মোত (müt) |
| 1st person | plural | plural | plural | plural | আমি (ami) | আমা (ama) | আমাক (amak) | আমাৰ (amar) | — | আমালৈ (amaloi) | আমাত (amat) |
| 2nd person | sg. | inferior | inferior | inferior | তই (toi) | তো (tü) | তোক (tük) | তোৰ (tür) | — | তোলৈ (tüloi) | তোত (tüt) |
| তোত (tüt) |||
| 2nd person | sg. | familiar | familiar | familiar | তুমি (tumi) | তোমা (tüma) | তোমাক (tümak) | তোমাৰ (tümar) | — | তোমালৈ (tümaloi) | তোমাত (tümat) |
| 2nd person | sg. | honorific | honorific | honorific | আপুনি (apuni) | আপোনা (apüna) | আপোনাক (apünak) | আপোনাৰ (apünar) | — | আপোনালৈ (apünaloi) | আপোনাত (apünat) |
| 2nd person | pl. | inferior | inferior | inferior | তহঁত (tohõt) | — | তহঁতক (tohõtok) | তহঁতৰ (tohõtor) | তহঁতে (tohõte) | তহঁতলৈ (tohõtoloi) | তহঁতত (tohõtot) |
| তহঁতত (tohõtot) |||
| 2nd person | pl. | familiar | familiar | familiar | তোমালোক (tümalük) | — | তোমালোকক (tümalükok) | তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor) | তোমালোকে (tümalüke) | তোমালোকলৈ (tümalükoloi) | তোমালোকত (tümalükot) |
| 2nd person | pl. | honorific | honorific | honorific | আপোনালোক (apünalük) | — | আপোনালোকক (apünalükok) | আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor) | আপোনালোকে (apünalüke) | আপোনালোকলৈ (apünalükoloi) | আপোনালোকত (apünalükot) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | prox. | ♂ | ই (i) | ইয়া (ia) | ইয়াক (iak) | ইয়াৰ (iar) | — | ইয়ালৈ (ialoi) | ইয়াত (iat) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | prox. | ♀ | এই (ei) | — | এইক (eik) | এইৰ (eir) | — | এইলৈ (eiloi) | এইত (eit) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | dist. | ♂ | সি (xi) | তা (ta) | তাক (tak) | তাৰ (tar) | — | তালৈ (taloi) | তাত (tat) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | dist. | ♀ | তাই (tai) | — | তাইক (taik) | তাইৰ (tair) | — | তাইলৈ (tailoi) | তাইত (tait) |
| 3rd person | sg. | honr. | proximal | proximal | এওঁ (eü̃) | — | এওঁক (eü̃k) | এওঁৰ (eü̃r) | — | এওঁলৈ (eü̃loi) | এওঁত (eü̃t) |
| 3rd person | sg. | honr. | distal | distal | তেওঁ (teü̃) | — | তেওঁক (teü̃k) | তেওঁৰ (teü̃r) | — | তেওঁলৈ (teü̃loi) | তেওঁত (teü̃t) |
| 3rd person | sg. | faml., honr. | proximal | proximal | এখেত (ekhet) | — | এখেতক (ekhetok) | এখেতৰ (ekhetor) | এখেতে (ekhete) | এখেতলৈ (ekhetoloi) | এখেতত (ekhetot) |
| 3rd person | sg. | faml., honr. | distal | distal | তেখেত (tekhet) | — | তেখেতক (tekhetok) | তেখেতৰ (tekhetor) | তেখেতে (tekhete) | তেখেতলৈ (tekhetoloi) | তেখেতত (tekhetot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | proximal | | ইহঁত (ihõt) | — | ইহঁতক (ihõtok) | ইহঁতৰ (ihõtor) | ইহঁতে (ihõte) | ইহঁতলৈ (ihõtoloi) | ইহঁতত (ihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | proximal | ♀ | এইহঁত (eihõt) | — | এইহঁতক (eihõtok) | এইহঁতৰ (eihõtor) | এইহঁতে (eihõte) | এইহঁতলৈ (eihõtoloi) | এইহঁতত (eihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | distal | | সিহঁত (xihõt) | — | সিহঁতক (xihõtok) | সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor) | সিহঁতে (xihõte) | সিহঁতলৈ (xihõtoloi) | সিহঁতত (xihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | distal | ♀ | তাইহঁত (taihõt) | — | তাইহঁতক (taihõtok) | তাইহঁতৰ (taihõtor) | তাইহঁতে (taihõte) | তাইহঁতলৈ (taihõtoloi) | তাইহঁতত (taihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | honr. | proximal | proximal | এওঁলোক (eü̃lük) | — | এওঁলোকক (eü̃lükok) | এওঁলোকৰ (eü̃lükor) | এওঁলোকে (eü̃lüke) | এওঁলোকলৈ (eü̃lükoloi) | এওঁলোকত (eü̃lükot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | honr. | distal | distal | তেওঁলোক (teü̃lük) | — | তেওঁলোকক (teü̃lükok) | তেওঁলোকৰ (teü̃lükor) | তেওঁলোকে (teü̃lüke) | তেওঁলোকলৈ (teü̃lükoloi) | তেওঁলোকত (teü̃lükot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | faml., honr. | proximal | proximal | এখেতসকল (ekhetxokol) | — | এখেতসকলক (ekhetxokolok) | এখেতসকলৰ (ekhetxokolor) | এখেতসকলে (ekhetxokole) | এখেতসকললৈ (ekhetxokololoi) | এখেতসকলত (ekhetxokolot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | faml., honr. | distal | distal | তেখেতসকল (tekhetxokol) | — | তেখেতসকলক (tekhetxokolok) | তেখেতসকলৰ (tekhetxokolor) | তেখেতসকলে (tekhetxokole) | তেখেতসকললৈ (tekhetxokololoi) | তেখেতসকলত (tekhetxokolot) |

## Bengali
### Pronunciation

* (Rarh) IPA: /t̪ai̯/, [ˈt̪ai̯]
    Audio:(file)
* (Dhaka) IPA: /t̪ai̯/, [ˈt̪ai̯]
    Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Compound of তা (ta) +‎ -ই (-i), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun.

#### Conjunction

তাই • (tai)
* therefore
* for that reason
* so

### Etymology 2

Related to Bengali তাহা (taha).

#### Alternative forms

* তাঁই (tãi), তাঁয় (tãẏ), তায় (taẏ) — Varendra

#### Pronoun

তাই • (tai) (objective, possessive)
* (Vanga) (out of sight; familiar) she
* (Varendra) (out of sight; familiar) he, she
    তাই মানুষ খুব ভালোtai manuś khub bhalōHe is a very good man.

##### Derived terms

* হেতাই (hetai)
* হেতি (heti)

##### See also
### References

* 1 2 Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
* 1 2 Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary‎, 3 edition (Reference book), published 2006, archived from the original on 23 December 2020, page 453