# ই

| ই | U+0987, &#2439; BENGALI LETTER I |
| ← আ [U+0986] | Bengali | ঈ → [U+0988] |

## Translingual
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/

### Letter

ই
* a vowel of the Bengali script

#### Usage notes

* Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written ি. For example, the first consonant ক with the matra looks like: কি.

## Assamese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/
* Audio:(file)

#### Letter

ই • (i)
* The third character in the Assamese alphabet. It's called "Hrosso i" or "Hoso i".

#### See also

* Bengali script letters: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, অ’, এ’, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, ৰ, ল, ৱ, শ, ষ, স, হ, ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit এষ (eṣa, “this”). Cognate with Bengali এ (e), Hindustani یہ (ye) / यह (yah)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/, /iː/
* Audio:(file)

#### Pronoun

ই • (i)
* it
    .. আৰু ই ৰঙা হৈ যায়।.. aru i roṅa hoi zay.... and it becomes red.
* (proximal) he
    ই কোন?i kün?Who is he?

#### 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

* IPA: /i/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

ই • (i)
* The third character in the Bengali abugida.

### See also

* হ্রস্ব ই (hrośśo i)
* Bengali script letters: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, ত, থ, দ, ধ, ন, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, র, ল, শ, ষ, স, হ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ

## Bishnupriya Manipuri
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/

### Letter

ই (i)
* The third character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

## Kokborok
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/

### Letter

ই (i)
* The third character in the Tripura alphabet.