मोती
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मोतिउ (motiu), from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (mŏttia), from Sanskrit मौक्तिक (mauktika).
Pronunciation
Noun
मोती • (motī) m (Urdu spelling موتی)
Declension
Declension of मोती (masc ī-stem)
Descendants
- → Bengali: মোতি (mōti) (partially)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mauktika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Alternative forms
- मोतीं (motī̃) — older spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (mŏttia), from Sanskrit मौक्तिक (mauktika).
Noun
मोती • (motī) n
Declension
| Declension of मोती (neut ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मोती motī | ||
| direct plural |
मोते, मोतं mote, mota | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मोती motī |
मोते, मोतं mote, mota | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मोत्या motyā |
मोत्यां- motyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मोत्याला motyālā |
मोत्यांना motyānnā | |
| ergative | मोत्याने, मोत्यानं motyāne, motyāna |
मोत्यांनी motyānnī | |
| instrumental | मोत्याशी motyāśī |
मोत्यांशी motyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मोत्यात motyāt |
मोत्यांत motyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मोत्या motyā |
मोत्यांनो motyānno | |
| 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 मोती (neut 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मोत्याचा motyāċā |
मोत्याचे motyāċe |
मोत्याची motyācī |
मोत्याच्या motyācā |
मोत्याचे, मोत्याचं motyāċe, motyāċa |
मोत्याची motyācī |
मोत्याच्या motyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मोत्यांचा motyānċā |
मोत्यांचे motyānċe |
मोत्यांची motyāñcī |
मोत्यांच्या motyāncā |
मोत्यांचे, मोत्यांचं motyānċe, motyānċa |
मोत्यांची motyāñcī |
मोत्यांच्या motyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मोती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मोतीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मोतीं”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press