مرگھٹ
Urdu
Etymology
Compounded from مرا (marā, “dead”) + گھاٹ (ghāṭ, “area close to a body of water”)
Noun
مرگھٹ • (marghaṭ) m (Hindi spelling मरघट)
- burning-ghat
- cremation ground
- A place where Hindus burn their dead
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَرْگھَٹ (marghaṭ) | مَرْگھَٹ (marghaṭ) |
| oblique | مَرْگھَٹ (marghaṭ) | مَرْگھَٹوں (marghaṭõ) |
| vocative | مَرْگھَٹ (marghaṭ) | مَرْگھَٹو (marghaṭo) |
Synonyms
- (more common) شمشان (śmaśān)
References
- John T. Platts (18 August 2012 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]