मुआ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀤 (muda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- (“to die”). Doublet of मुरदा (murdā) and मृत (mŕt). Cognate with Gujarati મૂઉં (mūũ), Kachchi મુઓ (muo), Marathi मेले (mele).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɑː/, [mʊ.äː]

Adjective

मुआ • (muā) (Urdu spelling مؤا or موا)

1. dead

Declension

Declension of मुआ (ind ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	मुआ muā	मुए mue	मुई muī	मुई muī
oblique	मुए mue	मुए mue	मुई muī	मुई muī
vocative	मुए mue	मुए mue	मुई muī	मुई muī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मुआ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press