मातृभाषा
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See also: मातृ भाषा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मातृ भाषा (mātŕ bhāṣā)
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from मातृ (mātŕ, “mother”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Pronunciation
Noun
मातृभाषा • (mātŕbhāṣā) f
- mother tongue, native language
- Synonym: मादरी ज़बान (mādrī zabān)
Declension
Declension of मातृभाषा (fem ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā |
मातृभाषाएँ mātŕbhāṣāẽ |
| oblique | मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā |
मातृभाषाओं mātŕbhāṣāõ |
| vocative | मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā |
मातृभाषाओ mātŕbhāṣāo |
Marathi
Etymology
From मातृ (mātŕ, “mother”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Pronunciation
Noun
मातृभाषा • (mātŕbhāṣā) f
- mother tongue, native language
- Synonym: मायबोली (māybolī)
- तुमची मातृभाषा कोणती?
- tumcī mātŕbhāṣā koṇtī?
- What is your mother tongue?
Declension
| Declension of मातृभाषा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā | ||
| direct plural |
मातृभाषा mātrubhaṣā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मातृभाषा mātŕbhāṣā |
मातृभाषा mātrubhaṣā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मातृभाषे mātrubhaṣe |
मातृभाषां- mātrubhaṣān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मातृभाषेला mātrubhaṣelā |
मातृभाषांना mātrubhaṣānnā | |
| ergative | मातृभाषेने, मातृभाषेनं mātrubhaṣene, mātrubhaṣena |
मातृभाषांनी mātrubhaṣānnī | |
| instrumental | मातृभाषेशी mātrubhaṣeśī |
मातृभाषांशी mātrubhaṣānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मातृभाषेत mātrubhaṣet |
मातृभाषांत mātrubhaṣāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मातृभाषे mātrubhaṣe |
मातृभाषांनो mātrubhaṣānno | |
| 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 मातृभाषा (fem ā-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 |
मातृभाषेचा mātrubhaṣeċā |
मातृभाषेचे mātrubhaṣeċe |
मातृभाषेची mātrubhaṣecī |
मातृभाषेच्या mātrubhaṣecā |
मातृभाषेचे, मातृभाषेचं mātrubhaṣeċe, mātrubhaṣeċa |
मातृभाषेची mātrubhaṣecī |
मातृभाषेच्या mātrubhaṣecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मातृभाषांचा mātrubhaṣānċā |
मातृभाषांचे mātrubhaṣānċe |
मातृभाषांची mātrubhaṣāñcī |
मातृभाषांच्या mātrubhaṣāncā |
मातृभाषांचे, मातृभाषांचं mātrubhaṣānċe, mātrubhaṣānċa |
मातृभाषांची mātrubhaṣāñcī |
मातृभाषांच्या mātrubhaṣāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मातृभाषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies