डबा

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Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): डबा m (ḍabā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): डबी f (ḍabī)

Compare Hindustani ڈِبّہ / डिब्बा (ḍibbā).

Pronunciation

Noun

डबा (ḍabām

  1. tin, canister, container
  2. lunchbox, tiffin

Declension

Declension of डबा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
डबा
ḍabā
direct
plural
डबे
ḍabe
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
डबा
ḍabā
डबे
ḍabe
oblique
सामान्यरूप
डब्या
ḍabyā
डब्यां-
ḍabyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
डब्याला
ḍabyālā
डब्यांना
ḍabyānnā
ergative डब्याने, डब्यानं
ḍabyāne, ḍabyāna
डब्यांनी
ḍabyānnī
instrumental डब्याशी
ḍabyāśī
डब्यांशी
ḍabyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
डब्यात
ḍabyāt
डब्यांत
ḍabyāt
vocative
संबोधन
डब्या
ḍabyā
डब्यांनो
ḍabyānno
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 डबा (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
डब्याचा
ḍabyāċā
डब्याचे
ḍabyāċe
डब्याची
ḍabyācī
डब्याच्या
ḍabyācā
डब्याचे, डब्याचं
ḍabyāċe, ḍabyāċa
डब्याची
ḍabyācī
डब्याच्या
ḍabyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
डब्यांचा
ḍabyānċā
डब्यांचे
ḍabyānċe
डब्यांची
ḍabyāñcī
डब्यांच्या
ḍabyāncā
डब्यांचे, डब्यांचं
ḍabyānċe, ḍabyānċa
डब्यांची
ḍabyāñcī
डब्यांच्या
ḍabyāñcā
* 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) “डबा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डबा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “डबा,_डब्या”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍabba1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press