Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, pleasing). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī), Marathi मर्जी (marjī).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

মরজি (morji)

  1. wish, will, desire
  2. choice, preference, favour

Declension edit

Inflection of মরজি
nominative মরজি
mōrji
objective মরজি / মরজিকে
mōrji (semantically general or indefinite) / mōrjike (semantically definite)
genitive মরজির
mōrjir
locative মরজিতে / মরজিয়
mōrjite / mōrjiẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative মরজি
mōrji
objective মরজি / মরজিকে
mōrji (semantically general or indefinite) / mōrjike (semantically definite)
genitive মরজির
mōrjir
locative মরজিতে / মরজিয়
mōrjite / mōrjiẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মরজিটি , মরজিটা
mōrjiṭi, mōrjiṭa
মরজিগুলি, মরজিগুলা, মরজিগুলো
mōrjiguli, mōrjigula, mōrjigulō
objective মরজিটি, মরজিটা
mōrjiṭi, mōrjiṭa
মরজিগুলি, মরজিগুলা, মরজিগুলো
mōrjiguli, mōrjigula, mōrjigulō
genitive মরজিটির, মরজিটার
mōrjiṭir, mōrjiṭar
মরজিগুলির, মরজিগুলার, মরজিগুলোর
mōrjigulir, mōrjigular, mōrjigulōr
locative মরজিটিতে, মরজিটাতে, মরজিটায়
mōrjiṭite, mōrjiṭate, mōrjiṭaẏ
মরজিগুলিতে, মরজিগুলাতে, মরজিগুলায়, মরজিগুলোতে
mōrjigulite, mōrjigulate, mōrjigulaẏ, mōrjigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References edit

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “মরজি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]