मूर्ति

See also: मरति, मरुत्, मर्त, मारुति, मुर्ती, and मारुत

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मूरत (mūrat)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूर्ति (mū́rti-, “embodiment, the state of assuming (material) form”). Cognate with Marathi मूर्ती (mūrtī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t̪iː/

Noun

मूर्ति • (mūrti) f

1. an idol, religious statue
2. an icon

Declension

Declension of मूर्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियाँ mūrtiyā̃
oblique	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियों mūrtiyõ
vocative	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियो mūrtiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মূৰ্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬹᬃᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• মূর্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မူရ်္တိ (Burmese script)
• મૂર્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੂਰ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦹꦂꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೂರ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• មូត៌ិ (Khmer script)
• ມູຣ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• മൂര്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡠᡵᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠤᠷᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମୂର୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢹꢬ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මූර්‍ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• மூர்தி (Tamil script)
• మూర్తి (Telugu script)
• มูรฺติ (Thai script)
• མཱུ་རྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मूर्छ् (mūrch, “to assume shape”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t̪i/

Noun

मूर्ति • (mūrti) stem, f

1. a solid body; a material form
2. embodiment; manifestation; incarnation; personification
3. image; idol; statue
4. beauty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मूर्ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तयः (mūrtayaḥ)
accusative	मूर्तिम् (mūrtim)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तीः (mūrtīḥ)
instrumental	मूर्त्या (mūrtyā) मूर्ती¹ (mūrtī¹)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभिः (mūrtibhiḥ)
dative	मूर्तये (mūrtaye) मूर्त्यै² (mūrtyai²) मूर्ती¹ (mūrtī¹)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभ्यः (mūrtibhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्तेः (mūrteḥ) मूर्त्याः² (mūrtyāḥ²) मूर्त्यै³ (mūrtyai³)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभ्यः (mūrtibhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्तेः (mūrteḥ) मूर्त्याः² (mūrtyāḥ²) मूर्त्यै³ (mūrtyai³)	मूर्त्योः (mūrtyoḥ)	मूर्तीनाम् (mūrtīnām)
locative	मूर्तौ (mūrtau) मूर्त्याम्² (mūrtyām²) मूर्ता¹ (mūrtā¹)	मूर्त्योः (mūrtyoḥ)	मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu)
vocative	मूर्ते (mūrte)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तयः (mūrtayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 824, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मूर्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 367-368