-আম

Bengali Pronunciation äm Etymology 1 bn profession bn pra -𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫​, grammaticalized from pra 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 work, action, from bn sa कर्मन् কর্ম. Related to bn কর্ম and bn কাম. The forms bn -আমি and bn -আমো are extended, respectively, by pleonastic bn -ই​ and bn -ও​​​. bn -অমি and the aphaeretic forms are due to reduction by the strong initial stress of the suffixed word. Alternative forms bn -আঙ bn -আমি -অমি -omi -মি -mi bn -আমো -amō -মো -mō Suffix bn suffix bn rare forms nouns indicating characteristic or profession Etymology 2 bn pronominal Alternative forms bn -আঙ -আওঁ Suffix bn suffix 1st person marker of simple past, habitual past and future verbs