मेणा
Marathi
Etymology
Derived from Classical Persian میانه (miyāna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɳa/
Noun
मेणा • (meṇā) m (largely dated)
Declension
| Declension of मेणा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मेणा mēṇā | ||
| direct plural |
मेणे mēṇe | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मेणा mēṇā |
मेणे mēṇe | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मेण्या mēṇyā |
मेण्यां- mēṇyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मेण्याला mēṇyālā |
मेण्यांना mēṇyānnā | |
| ergative | मेण्याने, मेण्यानं mēṇyāne, mēṇyāna |
मेण्यांनी mēṇyānnī | |
| instrumental | मेण्याशी mēṇyāśī |
मेण्यांशी mēṇyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मेण्यात mēṇyāt |
मेण्यांत mēṇyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मेण्या mēṇyā |
मेण्यांनो mēṇyānno | |
| 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 मेणा (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 |
मेण्याचा mēṇyāċā |
मेण्याचे mēṇyāċe |
मेण्याची mēṇyācī |
मेण्याच्या mēṇyācā |
मेण्याचे, मेण्याचं mēṇyāċe, mēṇyāċa |
मेण्याची mēṇyācī |
मेण्याच्या mēṇyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मेण्यांचा mēṇyānċā |
मेण्यांचे mēṇyānċe |
मेण्यांची mēṇyāñcī |
मेण्यांच्या mēṇyāncā |
मेण्यांचे, मेण्यांचं mēṇyānċe, mēṇyānċa |
मेण्यांची mēṇyāñcī |
मेण्यांच्या mēṇyāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मेणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press