मुआ
Hindi
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Inherited from Prakrit मुअ (mua), मुद (muda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta). Doublet of मुरदा (murdā), मृत (mŕt), and मरा (marā). Compare Gujarati મૂઉં (mūũ), Kachchi મુઓ (muo), Marathi मेले (mele).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɑː/, [mʊ.äː]
Adjective
मुआ • (muā) (Urdu spelling مؤا or موا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | मुआ muā |
मुए mue |
मुई muī |
मुई muī |
| oblique | मुए mue |
मुए mue |
मुई muī |
मुई muī |
| vocative | मुए mue |
मुए mue |
मुई muī |
मुई muī |
Verb
मुआ • (muā)
- inflection of मरना (marnā):
- direct masculine singular perfective participle
- masculine singular perfect indicative
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मुआ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press