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मारना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
मरना (marnā)
मारना (mārnā)
मराना (marānā)
मरवाना (marvānā)

Inherited from Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati), from the root मृ (mṛ). Cognate with Nepali मार्नु (mārnu), Assamese মাৰা (mara).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːɾ.nɑː/, [mäːɾ.näː]
  • Audio (Delhi):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾnɑː

Verb

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मारना (mārnā) (Urdu spelling مارنا)

  1. to beat, hit, strike, knock
    गुंडे ने मुझे पीठ पर बहुत ज़ोर से मारा
    guṇḍe ne mujhe pīṭh par bahut zor se mārā.
    The goon hit me in the back forcefully.
  2. to hammer
  3. to kill, murder
    मार डालनाmār ḍālnāto kill
  4. (sports) to hit, serve, strike
    फ़ुटबॉल इधर मारो!fuṭbŏl idhar māro!Hit the soccer ball here!
  5. to destroy

Conjugation

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References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मारना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मारना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मारना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māráyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press