मर्य

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máryas (young man), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (young man or woman).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mairiia, yeoman) and Latin marītus (husband), Ancient Greek μεῖρᾰξ (meîrax, lass, young lady), Welsh morwyn (maiden).

Pronunciation

Noun

मर्य (márya) stemm (metrical Vedic máriya)

  1. young man, suitor, lover
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.115.2:
      सूर्यो देवीमुषसं रोचमानां मर्यो न योषामभ्येति पश्चात् ।
      sūryo devīmuṣasaṃ rocamānāṃ maryo na yoṣāmabhyeti paścāt .
      The Sun follows the refulgent goddess of the Dawn like a young man pursues a young lady.
  2. stallion

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मर्य (márya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मर्यः
máryaḥ
मर्यौ / मर्या¹
máryau / máryā¹
मर्याः / मर्यासः¹
máryāḥ / máryāsaḥ¹
Vocative मर्य
márya
मर्यौ / मर्या¹
máryau / máryā¹
मर्याः / मर्यासः¹
máryāḥ / máryāsaḥ¹
Accusative मर्यम्
máryam
मर्यौ / मर्या¹
máryau / máryā¹
मर्यान्
máryān
Instrumental मर्येण
máryeṇa
मर्याभ्याम्
máryābhyām
मर्यैः / मर्येभिः¹
máryaiḥ / máryebhiḥ¹
Dative मर्याय
máryāya
मर्याभ्याम्
máryābhyām
मर्येभ्यः
máryebhyaḥ
Ablative मर्यात्
máryāt
मर्याभ्याम्
máryābhyām
मर्येभ्यः
máryebhyaḥ
Genitive मर्यस्य
máryasya
मर्ययोः
máryayoḥ
मर्याणाम्
máryāṇām
Locative मर्ये
márye
मर्ययोः
máryayoḥ
मर्येषु
máryeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic