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मार्ग

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of माँग (māṅg).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːɾɡ/, [mäːɾɡ]

Noun

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मार्ग (mārgm (Urdu spelling مارگ)

  1. path, road, route
    यह मार्ग नदी तक जाता है।
    yah mārg nadī tak jātā hai.
    This path leads to the river.
  2. way
    गाँव के मार्ग पर, कुछ फल ख़रीदो।
    gā̃v ke mārg par, kuch phal xarīdo.
    On the way to the village, buy some fruit.

Declension

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Declension of मार्ग (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मार्ग
mārg
मार्ग
mārg
oblique मार्ग
mārg
मार्गों
mārgõ
vocative मार्ग
mārg
मार्गो
mārgo

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: marg

Further reading

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of माग (māg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɾ.ɡə/
  • Hyphenation: मार्‧ग, मार्ग
  • Rhymes:

Noun

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मार्ग (mārgam

  1. path, road, route
  2. way (in street names)

Declension

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Declension of मार्ग (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
मार्ग
mārga
direct
plural
मार्ग
mārga
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मार्ग
mārga
मार्ग
mārga
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मार्गा
mārgā
मार्गां-
mārgān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मार्गाला
mārgālā
मार्गांना
mārgānnā
ergative मार्गाने, मार्गानं
mārgāne, mārgāna
मार्गांनी
mārgānnī
instrumental मार्गाशी
mārgāśī
मार्गांशी
mārgānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मार्गात
mārgāt
मार्गांत
mārgāt
vocative
संबोधन
मार्गा
mārgā
मार्गांनो
mārgānno
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 मार्ग (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
मार्गाचा
mārgāċā
मार्गाचे
mārgāċe
मार्गाची
mārgācī
मार्गाच्या
mārgācā
मार्गाचे, मार्गाचं
mārgāċe, mārgāċa
मार्गाची
mārgācī
मार्गाच्या
mārgācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मार्गांचा
mārgānċā
मार्गांचे
mārgānċe
मार्गांची
mārgāñcī
मार्गांच्या
mārgāncā
मार्गांचे, मार्गांचं
mārgānċe, mārgānċa
मार्गांची
mārgāñcī
मार्गांच्या
mārgāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मार्ग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मार्ग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [märɡʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: मार्ग

Noun

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मार्ग (mārga)

  1. street, road (in street names)
  2. path, way

Proper noun

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मार्ग (mārga)

  1. Margashirsha
    1. the eighth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
    2. the ninth month in the lunar Hindu calendar
    Synonym: मङ्सिर (maṅsira)
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Further reading

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  • मार्ग”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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    Traditionally considered a vṛddhi derivative of मृग (mṛgá, game animal; deer). Burrow considers this semantic shift implausible, and separates the meanings related to "deer, animal tracks" from the meaning of "road, way". He connects the latter meaning with Ancient Greek ἀμορβός (amorbós, follower), supposedly from ἀ- (a-, co-) + *μορβός (*morbós, path, way), with a common ancestor in Proto-Indo-European *morgʷós (path, way).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    मार्ग (mārgá) stem

    1. belonging to, or coming from, wild game (such as deer)

    Declension

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    Masculine a-stem declension of मार्ग
    singular dual plural
    nominative मार्गः (mārgáḥ) मार्गौ (mārgaú)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    मार्गाः (mārgā́ḥ)
    मार्गासः¹ (mārgā́saḥ¹)
    accusative मार्गम् (mārgám) मार्गौ (mārgaú)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    मार्गान् (mārgā́n)
    instrumental मार्गेण (mārgéṇa) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गैः (mārgaíḥ)
    मार्गेभिः¹ (mārgébhiḥ¹)
    dative मार्गाय (mārgā́ya) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    ablative मार्गात् (mārgā́t) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    genitive मार्गस्य (mārgásya) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गाणाम् (mārgā́ṇām)
    locative मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गेषु (mārgéṣu)
    vocative मार्ग (mā́rga) मार्गौ (mā́rgau)
    मार्गा¹ (mā́rgā¹)
    मार्गाः (mā́rgāḥ)
    मार्गासः¹ (mā́rgāsaḥ¹)
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    Feminine ā-stem declension of मार्गा
    singular dual plural
    nominative मार्गा (mārgā́) मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गाः (mārgā́ḥ)
    accusative मार्गाम् (mārgā́m) मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गाः (mārgā́ḥ)
    instrumental मार्गया (mārgáyā)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गाभिः (mārgā́bhiḥ)
    dative मार्गायै (mārgā́yai) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गाभ्यः (mārgā́bhyaḥ)
    ablative मार्गायाः (mārgā́yāḥ)
    मार्गायै² (mārgā́yai²)
    मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गाभ्यः (mārgā́bhyaḥ)
    genitive मार्गायाः (mārgā́yāḥ)
    मार्गायै² (mārgā́yai²)
    मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गाणाम् (mārgā́ṇām)
    locative मार्गायाम् (mārgā́yām) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गासु (mārgā́su)
    vocative मार्गे (mā́rge) मार्गे (mā́rge) मार्गाः (mā́rgāḥ)
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    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of मार्ग
    singular dual plural
    nominative मार्गम् (mārgám) मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गाणि (mārgā́ṇi)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    accusative मार्गम् (mārgám) मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गाणि (mārgā́ṇi)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    instrumental मार्गेण (mārgéṇa) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गैः (mārgaíḥ)
    मार्गेभिः¹ (mārgébhiḥ¹)
    dative मार्गाय (mārgā́ya) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    ablative मार्गात् (mārgā́t) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    genitive मार्गस्य (mārgásya) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गाणाम् (mārgā́ṇām)
    locative मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गेषु (mārgéṣu)
    vocative मार्ग (mā́rga) मार्गे (mā́rge) मार्गाणि (mā́rgāṇi)
    मार्गा¹ (mā́rgā¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Noun

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    मार्ग (mārga) stemm

    1. way, road, route, path
    2. track of a wild animal
    3. reach, range
    4. way, manner, method, custom, usage
    5. mark, scar
    6. ground for litigation

    Declension

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    Masculine a-stem declension of मार्ग
    singular dual plural
    nominative मार्गः (mārgáḥ) मार्गौ (mārgaú)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    मार्गाः (mārgā́ḥ)
    मार्गासः¹ (mārgā́saḥ¹)
    accusative मार्गम् (mārgám) मार्गौ (mārgaú)
    मार्गा¹ (mārgā́¹)
    मार्गान् (mārgā́n)
    instrumental मार्गेण (mārgéṇa) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गैः (mārgaíḥ)
    मार्गेभिः¹ (mārgébhiḥ¹)
    dative मार्गाय (mārgā́ya) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    ablative मार्गात् (mārgā́t) मार्गाभ्याम् (mārgā́bhyām) मार्गेभ्यः (mārgébhyaḥ)
    genitive मार्गस्य (mārgásya) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गाणाम् (mārgā́ṇām)
    locative मार्गे (mārgé) मार्गयोः (mārgáyoḥ) मार्गेषु (mārgéṣu)
    vocative मार्ग (mā́rga) मार्गौ (mā́rgau)
    मार्गा¹ (mā́rgā¹)
    मार्गाः (mā́rgāḥ)
    मार्गासः¹ (mā́rgāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

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    References

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    • Burrow, T[homas] (1975) “A New Look at Brugmann's Law”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London[2], volume 38, number 1, page 58 of 55–80
    • Monier Williams (1899) “मार्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 812/2.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 350-1
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