माफी

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian معافی (mu'āfī), from Arabic مُعَاف (muʕāf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.pʰi/, [ma.pʰiː]
  • Hyphenation: मा‧फी
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

माफी • (māphīf

  1. forgiveness, pardon
    Synonym: क्षमा (kṣamā)
    दोषीची माफीची याचिका फेटाळण्यात आली.
    doṣīcī māphīcī yācikā pheṭāḷaṇyāt ālī.
    The convict's plea for a pardon was rejected.

Declension

Declension of माफी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
माफी
māphī
direct
plural
माफ्या
māphyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
माफी
māphī
माफ्या
māphyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
माफी
māphī
माफ्यां-
māphyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
माफीला
māphīlā
माफ्यांना
māphyānnā
ergative माफीने, माफीनं
māphīne, māphīna
माफ्यांनी
māphyānnī
instrumental माफीशी
māphīśī
माफ्यांशी
māphyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
माफीत
māphīt
माफ्यांत
māphyāt
vocative
संबोधन
माफी
māphī
माफ्यांनो
māphyānno
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 माफी (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
माफीचा
māphīċā
माफीचे
māphīċe
माफीची
māphīcī
माफीच्या
māphīcā
माफीचे, माफीचं
māphīċe, māphīċa
माफीची
māphīcī
माफीच्या
māphīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
माफ्यांचा
māphyānċā
माफ्यांचे
māphyānċe
माफ्यांची
māphyāñcī
माफ्यांच्या
māphyāncā
माफ्यांचे, माफ्यांचं
māphyānċe, māphyānċa
माफ्यांची
māphyāñcī
माफ्यांच्या
māphyāñcā
* 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) “माफी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies