मरु

See also: मेरे, मेरा, मेरी, मेरु, मोर, मेरो, मरा, and मार

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • मरू (marū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु • (maru) m (Urdu spelling مرو)

  1. desert (sandy)
  2. dry ground
  3. soil destitute of water
  4. a mountain, rock
  5. name of a king belonging to the Ikshvāku family
  6. name of the province of Mārwār, and of its people

Declension

Declension of मरु (masc u-stem)
singular plural
direct मरु
maru 		मरु
maru
oblique मरु
maru 		मरुओं
maruõ
vocative मरु
maru 		मरुओ
maruo

See also

References

  • John T. Platts (15 August 2012 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • maru (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • মরু (Bengali script)
  • මරු (Sinhalese script)
  • မရု (Burmese script)
  • มรุ or มะรุ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຣຸ or ມະຣຸ (Lao script)
  • មរុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

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Noun

मरु m

  1. deity
Declension
Declension table of "मरु" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मरु (maru)मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Accusative (second)मरुं (maruṃ)मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Instrumental (third)मरुना (marunā)मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Dative (fourth)मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)मरुस्मा (marusmā) or मरुम्हा (marumhā)मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)मरुस्मिं (marusmiṃ) or मरुम्हि (marumhi)मरूसु (marūsu)
Vocative (calling)मरु (maru)मरवे (marave) or मरवो (maravo)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु f

  1. sand
  2. sandy waste
Declension
Declension table of "मरु" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मरु (maru)मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)
Accusative (second)मरुं (maruṃ)मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)
Instrumental (third)मरुया (maruyā)मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Dative (fourth)मरुया (maruyā)मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)मरुया (maruyā)मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)मरुया (maruyā)मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)मरुया (maruyā) or मरुयं (maruyaṃ)मरूसु (marūsu)
Vocative (calling)मरु (maru)मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • মৰু (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
  • মরু (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • မရု (Burmese script)
  • મરુ (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦫꦸ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂩𑂳 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮರು (Kannada script)
  • មរុ (Khmer script)
  • ມຣຸ (Lao script)
  • മരു (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
  • ମରୁ (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖨𑖲 (Siddham script)
  • මරු (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩼𑩒 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
  • மரு (Tamil script)
  • మరు (Telugu script)
  • มรุ (Thai script)
  • མ་རུ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨫𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

मरु • (marú) stem, m

  1. wilderness, sandy waste, desert (often in plural)
  2. mountain, rock
  3. "the desert-like penance" i.e. abstinence from drinking
  4. (botany) a species of plant
  5. deer, antelope
  6. name of a daitya (usually associated with naraka)
  7. name of a Vasu
  8. name of a prince (the son of Śīghra)
  9. name of a king belonging to the Ikṣvāku family
  10. name of a son of Hary-aśva
  11. (in the plural) name of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मरु
singular dual plural
nominative मरुः (marúḥ) मरू (marū́) मरवः (marávaḥ)
accusative मरुम् (marúm) मरू (marū́) मरून् (marū́n)
instrumental मरुणा (marúṇā)
मर्वा¹ (marvā́¹) 		मरुभ्याम् (marúbhyām) मरुभिः (marúbhiḥ)
dative मरवे (maráve)
मर्वे¹ (marvé¹) 		मरुभ्याम् (marúbhyām) मरुभ्यः (marúbhyaḥ)
ablative मरोः (maróḥ)
मर्वः¹ (marváḥ¹) 		मरुभ्याम् (marúbhyām) मरुभ्यः (marúbhyaḥ)
genitive मरोः (maróḥ)
मर्वः¹ (marváḥ¹) 		मर्वोः (marvóḥ) मरूणाम् (marūṇā́m)
locative मरौ (maraú) मर्वोः (marvóḥ) मरुषु (marúṣu)
vocative मरो (máro) मरू (márū) मरवः (máravaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Old Javanese: maru
  • → Tamil: மரு (maru)
  • → Hindi: मरु (maru)

References

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