अनर्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनर्थ (anartha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nəɾt̪ʰ/, [ɐ.nɐɾt̪ʰ]

Noun

अनर्थ • (anarth) m

1. calamity, catastrophe (that which causes great harm)

Declension

Declension of अनर्थ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनर्थ anarth	अनर्थ anarth
oblique	अनर्थ anarth	अनर्थों anarthõ
vocative	अनर्थ anarth	अनर्थो anartho

Adjective

अनर्थ • (anarth) (indeclinable)

1. worthless, valueless (having no use or value)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनर्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनर्थ (anartha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.nəɾ.t̪ʰə/

Noun

अनर्थ • (anartha) m

1. calamity, catastrophe, disaster

   Synonyms: विपत्ती (vipattī), आपत्ती (āpattī), विपदा (vipdā), संकट (saṅkaṭ)

2. distorted meaning, nonsense

   Antonym: अर्थ (artha)

   Synonym: बकवास (bakvās)

Declension

Declension of अनर्थ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अनर्थ anartha
direct plural	अनर्थ anartha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अनर्थ anartha		अनर्थ anartha
oblique सामान्यरूप	अनर्था anarthā		अनर्थां- anarthān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अनर्थाला anarthālā		अनर्थांना anarthānnā
ergative	अनर्थाने, अनर्थानं anarthāne, anarthāna		अनर्थांनी anarthānnī
instrumental	अनर्थाशी anarthāśī		अनर्थांशी anarthānśī
locative सप्तमी	अनर्थात anarthāt		अनर्थांत anarthāt
vocative संबोधन	अनर्था anarthā		अनर्थांनो anarthānno
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 अनर्थ (masc cons-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	अनर्थाचा anarthāċā	अनर्थाचे anarthāċe	अनर्थाची anarthācī	अनर्थाच्या anarthācā	अनर्थाचे, अनर्थाचं anarthāċe, anarthāċa	अनर्थाची anarthācī	अनर्थाच्या anarthācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अनर्थांचा anarthānċā	अनर्थांचे anarthānċe	अनर्थांची anarthāñcī	अनर्थांच्या anarthāncā	अनर्थांचे, अनर्थांचं anarthānċe, anarthānċa	अनर्थांची anarthāñcī	अनर्थांच्या anarthāñcā
* 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

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अनर्थ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अनर्थ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies