महिना
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مهينا (mahīnā). Doublet of मास (mās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.ɦi.na/, [mʱəi.na]
Noun
महिना • (mahinā) m
- a month
- Synonym: मास (mās)
- महिना जवळजवळ संपला आहे. ― mahinā javḷajvaḷ samplā āhe. ― The month is almost over.
- (figuratively) menstrual cycle, menstruation
- Synonyms: मासिक पाळी (māsik pāḷī), पाळी (pāḷī)
- (rare) monthly wages, salary
Declension
| Declension of महिना (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
महिना mahinā | ||
| direct plural |
महिने mahine | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
महिना mahinā |
महिने mahine | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
महिन्या mahinyā |
महिन्यां- mahinyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
महिन्याला mahinyālā |
महिन्यांना mahinyānnā | |
| ergative | महिन्याने, महिन्यानं mahinyāne, mahinyāna |
महिन्यांनी mahinyānnī | |
| instrumental | महिन्याशी mahinyāśī |
महिन्यांशी mahinyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
महिन्यात mahinyāt |
महिन्यांत mahinyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
महिन्या mahinyā |
महिन्यांनो mahinyānno | |
| 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 महिना (masc ā-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
महिन्याचा mahinyāċā |
महिन्याचे mahinyāċe |
महिन्याची mahinyācī |
महिन्याच्या mahinyācā |
महिन्याचे, महिन्याचं mahinyāċe, mahinyāċa |
महिन्याची mahinyācī |
महिन्याच्या mahinyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
महिन्यांचा mahinyānċā |
महिन्यांचे mahinyānċe |
महिन्यांची mahinyāñcī |
महिन्यांच्या mahinyāncā |
महिन्यांचे, महिन्यांचं mahinyānċe, mahinyānċa |
महिन्यांची mahinyāñcī |
महिन्यांच्या mahinyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
See also
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “महिना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “महिना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌi̯nä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: मइना
Noun
महिना • (mahinā)