अस्थी

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘁𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘲 (āstī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əs.t̪ʰi/, [əs.t̪ʰiː]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: अस्‧थी

Noun

अस्थी • (asthīf

  1. ashes, cremated remains
  2. (literary or in compounds) bone
    Synonym: हाड (hāḍ)

Declension

Declension of अस्थी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
अस्थी
asthī
direct
plural
अस्थ्या
asthyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अस्थी
asthī
अस्थ्या
asthyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अस्थी
asthī
अस्थ्यां-
asthyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अस्थीला
asthīlā
अस्थ्यांना
asthyānnā
ergative अस्थीने, अस्थीनं
asthīne, asthīna
अस्थ्यांनी
asthyānnī
instrumental अस्थीशी
asthīśī
अस्थ्यांशी
asthyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
अस्थीत
asthīt
अस्थ्यांत
asthyāt
vocative
संबोधन
अस्थी
asthī
अस्थ्यांनो
asthyānno
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 अस्थी (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
अस्थीचा
asthīċā
अस्थीचे
asthīċe
अस्थीची
asthīcī
अस्थीच्या
asthīcā
अस्थीचे, अस्थीचं
asthīċe, asthīċa
अस्थीची
asthīcī
अस्थीच्या
asthīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अस्थ्यांचा
asthyānċā
अस्थ्यांचे
asthyānċe
अस्थ्यांची
asthyāñcī
अस्थ्यांच्या
asthyāncā
अस्थ्यांचे, अस्थ्यांचं
asthyānċe, asthyānċa
अस्थ्यांची
asthyāñcī
अस्थ्यांच्या
asthyāñcā
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अस्थी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अस्थि”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “आस्ती”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan