चष्मा

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Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian چشم (čašm, eye), from Middle Persian AYNE, čšm (čašm, eye), from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 (c-š-ma-n), from Proto-Iranian *čášma, *čašman, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (sight). Cognate with Assamese চছমা (sosoma), Bengali চশমা (cośma), Gujarati ચશ્માં (caśmā̃), Hindi चश्मा (caśmā), Punjabi ਚਸ਼ਮਾ (caśmā).

Pronunciation

Noun

चष्मा (caṣmām

  1. spectacles, glasses

Declension

Declension of चष्मा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
चष्मा
caṣmā
direct
plural
चष्मे
caṣme
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
चष्मा
caṣmā
चष्मे
caṣme
oblique
सामान्यरूप
चष्म्या
caṣmyā
चष्म्यां-
caṣmyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
चष्म्याला
caṣmyālā
चष्म्यांना
caṣmyānnā
ergative चष्म्याने, चष्म्यानं
caṣmyāne, caṣmyāna
चष्म्यांनी
caṣmyānnī
instrumental चष्म्याशी
caṣmyāśī
चष्म्यांशी
caṣmyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
चष्म्यात
caṣmyāt
चष्म्यांत
caṣmyāt
vocative
संबोधन
चष्म्या
caṣmyā
चष्म्यांनो
caṣmyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of चष्मा (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
चष्म्याचा
caṣmyāċā
चष्म्याचे
caṣmyāċe
चष्म्याची
caṣmyācī
चष्म्याच्या
caṣmyācā
चष्म्याचे, चष्म्याचं
caṣmyāċe, caṣmyāċa
चष्म्याची
caṣmyācī
चष्म्याच्या
caṣmyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
चष्म्यांचा
caṣmyānċā
चष्म्यांचे
caṣmyānċe
चष्म्यांची
caṣmyāñcī
चष्म्यांच्या
caṣmyāncā
चष्म्यांचे, चष्म्यांचं
caṣmyānċe, caṣmyānċa
चष्म्यांची
caṣmyāñcī
चष्म्यांच्या
caṣmyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चष्मा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चश्मा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चश्मा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).