माहेर
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘨 (mahyera), 𑘦𑘰𑘂𑘮𑘨 (māihara), 𑘦𑘰𑘮𑘲𑘊𑘨 (māhīera), 𑘦𑘰𑘮𑘲𑘧𑘹𑘨 (māhīyera), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀳𑀭 (māihara), from Sanskrit मातृगृह (mātṛgṛha). Cognate with Gujarati મહિયર (mahiyar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɦeɾ/, [mʱaeɾ]
- Hyphenation: मा‧हेर
- Rhymes: -eɾ
Noun
माहेर • (māher) n
Declension
| Declension of माहेर (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
माहेर māher | ||
| direct plural |
माहेरे, माहेरं māhere, māhera | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
माहेर māher |
माहेरे, माहेरं māhere, māhera | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
माहेरा māherā |
माहेरां- māherān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
माहेराला māherālā |
माहेरांना māherānnā | |
| ergative | माहेराने, माहेरानं māherāne, māherāna |
माहेरांनी māherānnī | |
| instrumental | माहेराशी māherāśī |
माहेरांशी māherānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
माहेरात māherāt |
माहेरांत māherāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
माहेरा māherā |
माहेरांनो māherānno | |
| 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 माहेर (neut cons-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 |
माहेराचा māherāċā |
माहेराचे māherāċe |
माहेराची māherācī |
माहेराच्या māherācā |
माहेराचे, माहेराचं māherāċe, māherāċa |
माहेराची māherācī |
माहेराच्या māherācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
माहेरांचा māherānċā |
माहेरांचे māherānċe |
माहेरांची māherāñcī |
माहेरांच्या māherāncā |
माहेरांचे, माहेरांचं māherānċe, māherānċa |
माहेरांची māherāñcī |
माहेरांच्या māherāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- माहेरवाशीण (māhervāśīṇ, “a married woman who is visiting her mother's home”)
Further reading
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माहेर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माहर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “माहेर,_माहेरघर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*mātr̥ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press