माज

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘕 (māja), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚 (majja), from Sanskrit मद्य (mádya). Cognate with Hindi माँजा (māñjā). Doublet of मद्य (madya).

Pronunciation

Noun

माज (māj̈m

  1. arrogance
    Synonyms: अहंकार (ahaṅkār), उद्धटपणा (uddhaṭapṇā)
  2. heat (intensity of feeling, such as the desire of copulation in animals)

Declension

Declension of माज (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
माज
māj̈
direct
plural
माज
māj̈
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
माज
māj̈
माज
māj̈
oblique
सामान्यरूप
माजा
māj̈ā
माजां-
māj̈ān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
माजाला
māj̈ālā
माजांना
māj̈ānnā
ergative माजाने, माजानं
māj̈āne, māj̈āna
माजांनी
māj̈ānnī
instrumental माजाशी
māj̈āśī
माजांशी
māj̈ānśī
locative
सप्तमी
माजात
māj̈āt
माजांत
māj̈āt
vocative
संबोधन
माजा
māj̈ā
माजांनो
māj̈ānno
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 माज (masc cons-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
माजाचा
māj̈āċā
माजाचे
māj̈āċe
माजाची
māj̈ācī
माजाच्या
māj̈ācā
माजाचे, माजाचं
māj̈āċe, māj̈āċa
माजाची
māj̈ācī
माजाच्या
māj̈ācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
माजांचा
māj̈ānċā
माजांचे
māj̈ānċe
माजांची
māj̈āñcī
माजांच्या
māj̈āncā
माजांचे, माजांचं
māj̈ānċe, māj̈ānċa
माजांची
māj̈āñcī
माजांच्या
māj̈āñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “माज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “माज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mádya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press