мархта

Moksha

Etymology

Cognate with Erzya марто (marto), likely cognate with Moksha мар (mar, “heap, pile”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑr̥tɑ/

Postposition

мархта • (marhta)

1. with
   • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN

     Моледа мархтон!

     Moľeda marhton !

     Come with me!

     Мон молян мархтонт

     Mon moľan marhtont

     I will go with you

     Корхтада мархтонза / мархтост

     Korhtada marhtonza / marhtost

     (Please) talk to him / to them

     (literally, “with him / with them”)

     Мон ёран мархтот корхтамс

     Mon joran marhtot korhtams

     I want to talk with you

Inflection

Possessive forms of мархта (marhta)

person	singular	person	plural
монь (moń)	мархтон (marhton)	минь (miń)	мархтонк (marhtonk)
тонь (toń)	мархтот (marhtot)	тинь (ťiń)	мархтонт (marhtont)
сонь (soń)	мархтонза (marhtonza)	синь (śiń)	мархтост (marhtost)

Coordinate terms

• марса (marsa, “together”)