मुंबई

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊm.bə.iː/,

Proper noun

मुंबई • (mumbaī) f (Urdu spelling مُمْبَئِی)

  1. Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)

Declension

Declension of मुंबई (sg-only fem ind ī-stem)
singular
direct मुंबई
mumbaī
oblique मुंबई
mumbaī
vocative मुंबई
mumbaī

Further reading

  • “”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Marathi

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Etymology

From मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba”, the local mother goddess) +‎ आई (āī, “mother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mum.bəi/,
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

मुंबई • (mumbaī) f

  1. Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)

Declension

Declension of मुंबई (मुंबई)
direct
singular 		मुंबई
mumbaī
direct
plural 		{{{ dir_pl }}}
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		मुंबई
mumbaī 		{{{ dir_pl }}}
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}
 {{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ं-
n-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}ला
lā 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंना
nnā
ergative {{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}ने, {{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}नं
ne, na 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंनी
nnī
instrumental {{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}शी
śī 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंशी
nśī
locative
सप्तमी 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}त
t 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंत
t
vocative
संबोधन 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}
 {{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंनो
nno
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 मुंबई (मुंबई)
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 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}चा
ċā 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}चे
ċe 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}ची
cī 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}च्या
cā 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}चे, {{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}चं
ċe, ċa 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}ची
cī 		{{{sg_stem}}}{{{sg_obl}}}च्या
cā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंचा
nċā 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंचे
nċe 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंची
ñcī 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंच्या
ncā 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंचे, {{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंचं
nċe, nċa 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंची
ñcī 		{{{pl_stem}}}{{{pl_obl}}}ंच्या
ñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

Terms borrowed from मुंबई (mumbaī)

Further reading

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुंबई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 659
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मुंबई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2506.
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