मिठी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘱𑘙𑘲 (miṭhī). Cognate with Gujarati મીઠી (mīṭhī), Sindhi مِٺي / मिठी (miṭhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ʈʰi/, [mi.ʈʰiː]

Noun

मिठी • (miṭhī) f

1. embrace

   Synonym: आलिंगन (āliṅgan)

Declension

Declension of मिठी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मिठी miṭhī
direct plural	मिठ्या miṭhyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मिठी miṭhī		मिठ्या miṭhyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मिठी miṭhī		मिठ्यां- miṭhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मिठीला miṭhīlā		मिठ्यांना miṭhyānnā
ergative	मिठीने, मिठीनं miṭhīne, miṭhīna		मिठ्यांनी miṭhyānnī
instrumental	मिठीशी miṭhīśī		मिठ्यांशी miṭhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मिठीत miṭhīt		मिठ्यांत miṭhyāt
vocative संबोधन	मिठी miṭhī		मिठ्यांनो miṭhyānno
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 मिठी (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	मिठीचा miṭhīċā	मिठीचे miṭhīċe	मिठीची miṭhīcī	मिठीच्या miṭhīcā	मिठीचे, मिठीचं miṭhīċe, miṭhīċa	मिठीची miṭhīcī	मिठीच्या miṭhīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मिठ्यांचा miṭhyānċā	मिठ्यांचे miṭhyānċe	मिठ्यांची miṭhyāñcī	मिठ्यांच्या miṭhyāncā	मिठ्यांचे, मिठ्यांचं miṭhyānċe, miṭhyānċa	मिठ्यांची miṭhyāñcī	मिठ्यांच्या miṭhyāñcā
* 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

• मिठी मारणे (miṭhī mārṇe)
• मिठीत घेणे (miṭhīt gheṇe)

Proper noun

मिठी • (miṭhī) f

1. Mithi (a river in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मिठी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मिठी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मिठी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).