दाढी

See also: दाढ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi दाढी (dāḍhī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, “fang, tusk; beard”), from the root दंश् (daṃś). Cognate to Hindi दाढ़ी (dāṛhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.ɖʱi/, [d̪a.ɖʱiː]

Noun

दाढी • (dāḍhī) f

1. beard

Declension

Declension of दाढी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	दाढी dāḍhī
direct plural	दाढ्या dāḍhyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दाढी dāḍhī		दाढ्या dāḍhyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	दाढी dāḍhī		दाढ्यां- dāḍhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दाढीला dāḍhīlā		दाढ्यांना dāḍhyānnā
ergative	दाढीने, दाढीनं dāḍhīne, dāḍhīna		दाढ्यांनी dāḍhyānnī
instrumental	दाढीशी dāḍhīśī		दाढ्यांशी dāḍhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	दाढीत dāḍhīt		दाढ्यांत dāḍhyāt
vocative संबोधन	दाढी dāḍhī		दाढ्यांनो dāḍhyānno
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 दाढी (fem ī-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	दाढीचा dāḍhīċā	दाढीचे dāḍhīċe	दाढीची dāḍhīcī	दाढीच्या dāḍhīcā	दाढीचे, दाढीचं dāḍhīċe, dāḍhīċa	दाढीची dāḍhīcī	दाढीच्या dāḍhīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दाढ्यांचा dāḍhyānċā	दाढ्यांचे dāḍhyānċe	दाढ्यांची dāḍhyāñcī	दाढ्यांच्या dāḍhyāncā	दाढ्यांचे, दाढ्यांचं dāḍhyānċe, dāḍhyānċa	दाढ्यांची dāḍhyāñcī	दाढ्यांच्या dāḍhyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दाढी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दाढी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press