मरु

See also: मेरे, मेरा, मेरी, मोर, मेरो, and मार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मरू (marū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु • (maru) m (Urdu spelling مرو)

1. desert (sandy)
2. dry ground
3. soil destitute of water
4. a mountain, rock
5. name of a king belonging to the Ikshvāku family
6. name of the province of Mārwār, and of its people

See also

• मरुस्थल (marusthal)
• मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• maru (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• মরু (Bengali script)
• මරු (Sinhalese script)
• မရု (Burmese script)
• มรุ or มะรุ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຣຸ or ມະຣຸ (Lao script)
• មរុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

मरु m

1. deity

Declension

Declension table of "मरु" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मरु (maru)	मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Accusative (second)	मरुं (maruṃ)	मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Instrumental (third)	मरुना (marunā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मरुस्मा (marusmā) or मरुम्हा (marumhā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मरुस्मिं (marusmiṃ) or मरुम्हि (marumhi)	मरूसु (marūsu)
Vocative (calling)	मरु (maru)	मरवे (marave) or मरवो (maravo)

Noun

मरु f

1. sand
2. sandy waste

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɾu/

Noun

मरु • (marú) stem, m

1. wilderness, sandy waste, desert (often in plural)
2. mountain, rock
3. "the desert-like penance" i.e. abstinence from drinking
4. (botany) a species of plant
5. deer, antelope
6. name of a daitya (usually associated with naraka)
7. name of a Vasu
8. name of a prince (the son of Śīghra)
9. name of a king belonging to the Ikṣvāku family
10. name of a son of Hary-aśva
11. (in the plural) name of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मरु (marú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मरुः marúḥ	मरू marū́	मरवः marávaḥ
Vocative	मरो máro	मरू márū	मरवः máravaḥ
Accusative	मरुम् marúm	मरू marū́	मरून् marū́n
Instrumental	मरुणा / मर्वा¹ marúṇā / marvā́¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभिः marúbhiḥ
Dative	मरवे / मर्वे¹ maráve / marvé¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभ्यः marúbhyaḥ
Ablative	मरोः / मर्वः¹ maróḥ / marváḥ¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभ्यः marúbhyaḥ
Genitive	मरोः / मर्वः¹ maróḥ / marváḥ¹	मर्वोः marvóḥ	मरूणाम् marūṇā́m
Locative	मरौ maraú	मर्वोः marvóḥ	मरुषु marúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मारव (mārava)
• मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)
• मरुदेश (marudeśa)
• मरुस्थल (marusthala)
• मरुस्थली (marusthalī)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मरु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0790.