मैत्री
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɛːt̪.ɾiː/
Noun
मैत्री • (maitrī) f
- friendship
- (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्रियाँ maitriyā̃ |
| oblique | मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्रियों maitriyõ |
| vocative | मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्रियो maitriyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मैत्री”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi मैत्री (maitrī), from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məit̪.ɾi/, [məit̪.ɾiː]
Noun
मैत्री • (maitrī) f
- friendship
- मैत्री आणि विश्वास हे दोन बाजू आहेत एकाच नाण्याच्या.
- maitrī āṇi viśvās he don bājū āhet ekāc nāṇyācyā.
- Friendship and trust are two sides of the same coin.
- (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness
Declension
| Declension of मैत्री (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मैत्री maitrī | ||
| direct plural |
मैत्र्या maitryā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्र्या maitryā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्र्यां- maitryān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मैत्रीला maitrīlā |
मैत्र्यांना maitryānnā | |
| ergative | मैत्रीने, मैत्रीनं maitrīne, maitrīna |
मैत्र्यांनी maitryānnī | |
| instrumental | मैत्रीशी maitrīśī |
मैत्र्यांशी maitryānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मैत्रीत maitrīt |
मैत्र्यांत maitryāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मैत्री maitrī |
मैत्र्यांनो maitryānno | |
| 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 मैत्री (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 |
मैत्रीचा maitrīċā |
मैत्रीचे maitrīċe |
मैत्रीची maitrīcī |
मैत्रीच्या maitrīcā |
मैत्रीचे, मैत्रीचं maitrīċe, maitrīċa |
मैत्रीची maitrīcī |
मैत्रीच्या maitrīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मैत्र्यांचा maitryānċā |
मैत्र्यांचे maitryānċe |
मैत्र्यांची maitryāñcī |
मैत्र्यांच्या maitryāncā |
मैत्र्यांचे, मैत्र्यांचं maitryānċe, maitryānċa |
मैत्र्यांची maitryāñcī |
मैत्र्यांच्या maitryāñcā | |
| * 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) “मैत्री”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मैत्री”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মৈত্ৰী (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬿᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
- মৈত্রী (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰹𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁃𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- မဲတြီ (Burmese script)
- મૈત્રી (Gujarati script)
- ਮੈਤ੍ਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦻꦠꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂶𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೈತ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
- មៃត្រី (Khmer script)
- ໄມຕ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
- മൈത്രീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡳᢠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘺𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᠧᢐᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧛𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐿𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
- ମୈତ୍ରୀ (Odia script)
- ꢪꣀꢡ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆽𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖹𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
- මෛත්රී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩗𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚳𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
- மைத்ரீ (Tamil script)
- మైత్రీ (Telugu script)
- ไมตฺรี (Thai script)
- མཻ་ཏྲཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒻𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨇𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Feminine of मैत्र (maitrá, “friendly”), vṛddhi derivative of मित्र (mitrá, “friend”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑːjt.ɾíː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɑjt̪.ɾiː/
Noun
मैत्री • (maitrī́) stem, f
- friendship
- (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मैत्री (maitrī́) | मैत्र्यौ (maitryaù) मैत्री¹ (maitrī́¹) |
मैत्र्यः (maitryàḥ) मैत्रीः¹ (maitrī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | मैत्रीम् (maitrī́m) | मैत्र्यौ (maitryaù) मैत्री¹ (maitrī́¹) |
मैत्रीः (maitrī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | मैत्र्या (maitryā́) | मैत्रीभ्याम् (maitrī́bhyām) | मैत्रीभिः (maitrī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | मैत्र्यै (maitryaí) | मैत्रीभ्याम् (maitrī́bhyām) | मैत्रीभ्यः (maitrī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मैत्र्याः (maitryā́ḥ) मैत्र्यै² (maitryaí²) |
मैत्रीभ्याम् (maitrī́bhyām) | मैत्रीभ्यः (maitrī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मैत्र्याः (maitryā́ḥ) मैत्र्यै² (maitryaí²) |
मैत्र्योः (maitryóḥ) | मैत्रीणाम् (maitrī́ṇām) |
| locative | मैत्र्याम् (maitryā́m) | मैत्र्योः (maitryóḥ) | मैत्रीषु (maitrī́ṣu) |
| vocative | मैत्रि (maítri) | मैत्र्यौ (maítryau) मैत्री¹ (maítrī¹) |
मैत्र्यः (maítryaḥ) मैत्रीः¹ (maítrīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- मैत्रेय (maitréya)
Descendants
- Pali: mettī
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maitrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 597