مرتیو
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मृत्यु (mṛtyu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɾɪt̪.juː/
Noun
مرتیو • (marityū) f (Hindi spelling मृत्यु)
- death
- جیون اور مرتیو کا سوال ہے۔
- jīvan aur mrityu kā savāl hai.
- It is a question of life and death.
- (Hinduism) personification of Yama, the God of death
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مرتیو (martiyu) | مرتیویں (martiyuẽ) |
| oblique | مرتیو (martiyu) | مرتیووں (martiyuõ) |
| vocative | مرتیو (martiyu) | مرتیوو (martiyuo) |
Synonyms
- موت (maut)
Further reading
- “مرتیو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.