मैत्री

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɛːt̪.ɾiː/

Noun

मैत्री (maitrīf

  1. friendship
  2. (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness
    Synonyms: दोस्ती (dostī), मित्रता (mitratā)

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi मैत्री (maitrī), from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).

Pronunciation

Noun

मैत्री (maitrīf

  1. friendship
    मैत्री आणि विश्वास हे दोन बाजू आहेत एकाच नाण्याच्या.
    maitrī āṇi viśvās he don bājū āhet ekāc nāṇyācyā.
    Friendship and trust are two sides of the same coin.

Declension

Declension of मैत्री (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
मैत्री
maitrī
direct
plural
मैत्र्या
maitryā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मैत्री
maitrī
मैत्र्या
maitryā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मैत्री
maitrī
मैत्र्यां-
maitryān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मैत्रीला
maitrīlā
मैत्र्यांना
maitryānnā
ergative मैत्रीने, मैत्रीनं
maitrīne, maitrīna
मैत्र्यांनी
maitryānnī
instrumental मैत्रीशी
maitrīśī
मैत्र्यांशी
maitryānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मैत्रीत
maitrīt
मैत्र्यांत
maitryāt
vocative
संबोधन
मैत्री
maitrī
मैत्र्यांनो
maitryānno
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 मैत्री (fem ī-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
मैत्रीचा
maitrīċā
मैत्रीचे
maitrīċe
मैत्रीची
maitrīcī
मैत्रीच्या
maitrīcā
मैत्रीचे, मैत्रीचं
maitrīċe, maitrīċa
मैत्रीची
maitrīcī
मैत्रीच्या
maitrīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मैत्र्यांचा
maitryānċā
मैत्र्यांचे
maitryānċe
मैत्र्यांची
maitryāñcī
मैत्र्यांच्या
maitryāncā
मैत्र्यांचे, मैत्र्यांचं
maitryānċe, maitryānċa
मैत्र्यांची
maitryāñcī
मैत्र्यांच्या
maitryāñcā
* 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) “मैत्री”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मैत्री”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मित्र (mitrá, friend) with a -ई () extention.

Pronunciation

Noun

मैत्री (maitrī́) stemf

  1. friendship

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मैत्री (maitrī́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मैत्री
maitrī́
मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹
maitryaù / maitrī́¹
मैत्र्यः / मैत्रीः¹
maitryàḥ / maitrī́ḥ¹
Vocative मैत्रि
maítri
मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹
maítryau / maítrī¹
मैत्र्यः / मैत्रीः¹
maítryaḥ / maítrīḥ¹
Accusative मैत्रीम्
maitrī́m
मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹
maitryaù / maitrī́¹
मैत्रीः
maitrī́ḥ
Instrumental मैत्र्या
maitryā́
मैत्रीभ्याम्
maitrī́bhyām
मैत्रीभिः
maitrī́bhiḥ
Dative मैत्र्यै
maitryaí
मैत्रीभ्याम्
maitrī́bhyām
मैत्रीभ्यः
maitrī́bhyaḥ
Ablative मैत्र्याः / मैत्र्यै²
maitryā́ḥ / maitryaí²
मैत्रीभ्याम्
maitrī́bhyām
मैत्रीभ्यः
maitrī́bhyaḥ
Genitive मैत्र्याः / मैत्र्यै²
maitryā́ḥ / maitryaí²
मैत्र्योः
maitryóḥ
मैत्रीणाम्
maitrī́ṇām
Locative मैत्र्याम्
maitryā́m
मैत्र्योः
maitryóḥ
मैत्रीषु
maitrī́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms