मरसिया
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مرثیه (marsiya), from Arabic مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /məɾ.sɪ.jɑː/, [mɐɾ.si.jäː]
Noun
मरसिया • (marsiyā) m (Urdu spelling مرثیہ)
- a marsiya (poem of mourning for the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala)
- (by extension) a lament, elegy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मरसिया marsiyā |
मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye |
| oblique | मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye |
मरसियों marsiyõ |
| vocative | मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye |
मरसियो marsiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मरसिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press