मृत

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Hindi

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá). Doublet of मुआ (muā) and मुरदा (murdā).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    मृत (mŕt) (indeclinable)

    1. dead, deceased
      Synonyms: मरा (marā), मुर्दा (murdā)
      Antonyms: ज़िंदा (zindā), जीवित (jīvit)

    Further reading

    Marathi

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá).

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      मृत (mŕta)

      1. dead, deceased
        Synonyms: मयत (mayat), मेलेले (melele), स्वर्गीय (svargīy), स्वर्गवासी (svargavāsī)
        Antonym: जिवंत (jivanta)

      Derived terms

      References

      • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मृत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

      Sanskrit

      Alternative scripts

      Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (mərəta), Latin mortuus, Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós), Persian مرده (morde). By surface analysis, from the root मृ (mṛ) +‎ -त (-ta).

        Pronunciation

        Adjective

        मृ॒त (mṛtá) stem (root मृ)

        1. dead, deceased
          • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.18.3:
            इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैर्आव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द्भ॒द्रा दे॒वहू॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य।
            प्राञ्चो॑ अगाम नृ॒तये॒ हसा॑य॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयुः॑ प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः॥
            imé jīvā́ ví mṛtaírā́vavṛtrannábhūdbhadrā́ deváhūtirno adyá.
            prā́ñco agāma nṛtáye hásāya drā́ghīya ā́yuḥ prataráṃ dádhānāḥ.
            Divided from the dead are these, the living: now be our calling on the Gods successful.
            We have gone forth for dancing and for laughter, to further times prolonging our existence.
        2. death-like, torpid, rigid
        3. departed, vanished (as consciousness)
        4. vain, useless
        5. calcined, reduced (said of metals)

        Declension

        Masculine a-stem declension of मृत
        singular dual plural
        nominative मृतः (mṛtáḥ) मृतौ (mṛtaú)
        मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹)
        मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ)
        मृतासः¹ (mṛtā́saḥ¹)
        accusative मृतम् (mṛtám) मृतौ (mṛtaú)
        मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹)
        मृतान् (mṛtā́n)
        instrumental मृतेन (mṛténa) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतैः (mṛtaíḥ)
        मृतेभिः¹ (mṛtébhiḥ¹)
        dative मृताय (mṛtā́ya) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ)
        ablative मृतात् (mṛtā́t) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ)
        genitive मृतस्य (mṛtásya) मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām)
        locative मृते (mṛté) मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतेषु (mṛtéṣu)
        vocative मृत (mṛ́ta) मृतौ (mṛ́tau)
        मृता¹ (mṛ́tā¹)
        मृताः (mṛ́tāḥ)
        मृतासः¹ (mṛ́tāsaḥ¹)
        • ¹Vedic
        Feminine ā-stem declension of मृता
        singular dual plural
        nominative मृता (mṛtā́) मृते (mṛté) मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ)
        accusative मृताम् (mṛtā́m) मृते (mṛté) मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ)
        instrumental मृतया (mṛtáyā)
        मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹)
        मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृताभिः (mṛtā́bhiḥ)
        dative मृतायै (mṛtā́yai) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृताभ्यः (mṛtā́bhyaḥ)
        ablative मृतायाः (mṛtā́yāḥ)
        मृतायै² (mṛtā́yai²)
        मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृताभ्यः (mṛtā́bhyaḥ)
        genitive मृतायाः (mṛtā́yāḥ)
        मृतायै² (mṛtā́yai²)
        मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām)
        locative मृतायाम् (mṛtā́yām) मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतासु (mṛtā́su)
        vocative मृते (mṛ́te) मृते (mṛ́te) मृताः (mṛ́tāḥ)
        • ¹Vedic
        • ²Brāhmaṇas
        Neuter a-stem declension of मृत
        singular dual plural
        nominative मृतम् (mṛtám) मृते (mṛté) मृतानि (mṛtā́ni)
        मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹)
        accusative मृतम् (mṛtám) मृते (mṛté) मृतानि (mṛtā́ni)
        मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹)
        instrumental मृतेन (mṛténa) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतैः (mṛtaíḥ)
        मृतेभिः¹ (mṛtébhiḥ¹)
        dative मृताय (mṛtā́ya) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ)
        ablative मृतात् (mṛtā́t) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ)
        genitive मृतस्य (mṛtásya) मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām)
        locative मृते (mṛté) मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) मृतेषु (mṛtéṣu)
        vocative मृत (mṛ́ta) मृते (mṛ́te) मृतानि (mṛ́tāni)
        मृता¹ (mṛ́tā¹)
        • ¹Vedic

        Descendants

        Borrowed terms

        Noun

        मृत (mṛta) stemn

        1. death

        Declension

        Neuter a-stem declension of मृत
        singular dual plural
        nominative मृतम् (mṛtam) मृते (mṛte) मृतानि (mṛtāni)
        accusative मृतम् (mṛtam) मृते (mṛte) मृतानि (mṛtāni)
        instrumental मृतेन (mṛtena) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) मृतैः (mṛtaiḥ)
        dative मृताय (mṛtāya) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtebhyaḥ)
        ablative मृतात् (mṛtāt) मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) मृतेभ्यः (mṛtebhyaḥ)
        genitive मृतस्य (mṛtasya) मृतयोः (mṛtayoḥ) मृतानाम् (mṛtānām)
        locative मृते (mṛte) मृतयोः (mṛtayoḥ) मृतेषु (mṛteṣu)
        vocative मृत (mṛta) मृते (mṛte) मृतानि (mṛtāni)

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