मर्जी

See also: मर्ज़ी, मरज़ी, मर्ज, मर्ज़, and मरज

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məɾ.ziː/, [mɐɾ.ziː], /məɾ.d͡ʒiː/, [mɐɾ.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

मर्जी • (marzī) f

1. nuqtaless form of मर्ज़ी (marzī)

Declension

Declension of मर्जी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मर्जी marzī	मर्जियाँ marziyā̃
oblique	मर्जी marzī	मर्जियों marziyõ
vocative	मर्जी marzī	मर्जियो marziyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, “pleasing”). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī) / مرضی (mrẓī), Bengali মরজি (morji).

Noun

मर्जी • (marj̈ī) f

1. will, wish
2. choice, preference, favour

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मर्जी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मर्जी”, 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) “मर्जी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).