मूर्ति

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Hindi

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Etymology

From Sanskrit मूर्ति (mū́rti-, embodiment, the state of assuming (material) form). Cognate with Marathi मूर्ती (mūrtī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /muːɾ.t̪iː/

Noun

मूर्ति (mūrtif

  1. an idol, religious statue
  2. an icon

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From मूर्छ् (mūrch, to assume shape) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

मूर्ति (mūrti) stemf

  1. a solid body; a material form
  2. embodiment; manifestation; incarnation; personification
  3. image; idol; statue
  4. beauty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मूर्ति (mūrti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मूर्तिः
mūrtiḥ
मूर्ती
mūrtī
मूर्तयः
mūrtayaḥ
Vocative मूर्ते
mūrte
मूर्ती
mūrtī
मूर्तयः
mūrtayaḥ
Accusative मूर्तिम्
mūrtim
मूर्ती
mūrtī
मूर्तीः
mūrtīḥ
Instrumental मूर्त्या / मूर्ती¹
mūrtyā / mūrtī¹
मूर्तिभ्याम्
mūrtibhyām
मूर्तिभिः
mūrtibhiḥ
Dative मूर्तये / मूर्त्यै² / मूर्ती¹
mūrtaye / mūrtyai² / mūrtī¹
मूर्तिभ्याम्
mūrtibhyām
मूर्तिभ्यः
mūrtibhyaḥ
Ablative मूर्तेः / मूर्त्याः² / मूर्त्यै³
mūrteḥ / mūrtyāḥ² / mūrtyai³
मूर्तिभ्याम्
mūrtibhyām
मूर्तिभ्यः
mūrtibhyaḥ
Genitive मूर्तेः / मूर्त्याः² / मूर्त्यै³
mūrteḥ / mūrtyāḥ² / mūrtyai³
मूर्त्योः
mūrtyoḥ
मूर्तीनाम्
mūrtīnām
Locative मूर्तौ / मूर्त्याम्² / मूर्ता¹
mūrtau / mūrtyām² / mūrtā¹
मूर्त्योः
mūrtyoḥ
मूर्तिषु
mūrtiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 824, column 1.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मूर्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 367-368