मृत
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta). Doublet of मुआ (muā) and मुरदा (murdā).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
मृत • (mŕt) (indeclinable)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मृत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
मृत • (mruta)
Derived terms edit
- मृत समुद्र (mruta samudra, “dead sea”)
Related terms edit
- मृत्यू (mŕtyū, “death”)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मृत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- মৃত (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬺᬢ (Balinese script)
- মৃত (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰴𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀾𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- မၖတ (Burmese script)
- મૃત (Gujarati script)
- ਮ੍ਹਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍃𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦽꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑃂𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೃತ (Kannada script)
- ម្ឫត (Khmer script)
- ມ຺ຣິຕ (Lao script)
- മൃത (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡵᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘵𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠷᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧖𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐺𑐟 (Newa script)
- ମୃତ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢺꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆸𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖴𑖝 (Siddham script)
- මෘත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚙 (Takri script)
- ம்ரித (Tamil script)
- మృత (Telugu script)
- มฺฤต (Thai script)
- མྲྀ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒵𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás (“dead”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (mərəta), Latin mortuus, Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós), Persian مرده (morde). Equivalent to मृ (mṛ) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
मृत • (mṛtá) stem
- dead, deceased
- death-like, torpid, rigid
- departed, vanished (as consciousness)
- vain, useless
- calcined, reduced (said of metals)
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of मृत (mṛtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मृतः mṛtáḥ |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛtaú / mṛtā́¹ |
मृताः / मृतासः¹ mṛtā́ḥ / mṛtā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | मृत mṛ́ta |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛ́tau / mṛ́tā¹ |
मृताः / मृतासः¹ mṛ́tāḥ / mṛ́tāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛtaú / mṛtā́¹ |
मृतान् mṛtā́n |
Instrumental | मृतेन mṛténa |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaíḥ / mṛtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मृताय mṛtā́ya |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | मृतात् mṛtā́t |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | मृतस्य mṛtásya |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतानाम् mṛtā́nām |
Locative | मृते mṛté |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतेषु mṛtéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of मृता (mṛtā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मृता mṛtā́ |
मृते mṛté |
मृताः mṛtā́ḥ |
Vocative | मृते mṛ́te |
मृते mṛ́te |
मृताः mṛ́tāḥ |
Accusative | मृताम् mṛtā́m |
मृते mṛté |
मृताः mṛtā́ḥ |
Instrumental | मृतया / मृता¹ mṛtáyā / mṛtā́¹ |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभिः mṛtā́bhiḥ |
Dative | मृतायै mṛtā́yai |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभ्यः mṛtā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | मृतायाः / मृतायै² mṛtā́yāḥ / mṛtā́yai² |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभ्यः mṛtā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | मृतायाः / मृतायै² mṛtā́yāḥ / mṛtā́yai² |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतानाम् mṛtā́nām |
Locative | मृतायाम् mṛtā́yām |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतासु mṛtā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of मृत (mṛtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृते mṛté |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtā́ni / mṛtā́¹ |
Vocative | मृत mṛ́ta |
मृते mṛ́te |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛ́tāni / mṛ́tā¹ |
Accusative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृते mṛté |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtā́ni / mṛtā́¹ |
Instrumental | मृतेन mṛténa |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaíḥ / mṛtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मृताय mṛtā́ya |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | मृतात् mṛtā́t |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | मृतस्य mṛtásya |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतानाम् mṛtā́nām |
Locative | मृते mṛté |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतेषु mṛtéṣu |
Notes |
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Related terms edit
- अमृत (amṛta)
Descendants edit
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢 (mata)
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
- Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀼𑀢 (*muta)
- Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀾𑀢 (*mṛta)
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
- Pali: mata
- Romani: mulo
- → Bengali: মৃত (mrito)
- → Gujarati: મૃત (mŕt)
- → Hindi: मृत (mŕt)
- → Kannada: ಮೃತ (mṛta)
- → Khmer: ម្រឹត (mrɨt)
- → Marathi: मृत (mŕt)
- → Tamil: மிருதம் (mirutam)
Noun edit
मृत • (mṛta) stem, n
Declension edit
Neuter a-stem declension of मृत (mṛta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मृतम् mṛtam |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
Vocative | मृत mṛta |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
Accusative | मृतम् mṛtam |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
Instrumental | मृतेन mṛtena |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtābhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaiḥ / mṛtebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मृताय mṛtāya |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtābhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtebhyaḥ |
Ablative | मृतात् mṛtāt |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtābhyām |
मृतेभ्यः mṛtebhyaḥ |
Genitive | मृतस्य mṛtasya |
मृतयोः mṛtayoḥ |
मृतानाम् mṛtānām |
Locative | मृते mṛte |
मृतयोः mṛtayoḥ |
मृतेषु mṛteṣu |
Notes |
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Related terms edit
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “मृत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0827.