महिना

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مهينا (mahīnā). Doublet of मास (mās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ɦi.na/, [mʱəi.na]

Noun

महिना • (mahinām

  1. a month
    Synonym: मास (mās)
    महिना जवळजवळ संपला आहे.mahinā javḷajvaḷ samplā āhe.The month is almost over.
  2. (figuratively) menstrual cycle, menstruation
    Synonyms: मासिक पाळी (māsik pāḷī), पाळी (pāḷī)
  3. (rare) monthly wages, salary
    Synonyms: पगार (pagār), वेतन (vetan)

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
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 (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.

See also

units of time: वेळेचे एकक (veḷece ekak)edit

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)

  1. month