अर्थी

See also: अर्थ and अरथी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थिन् (arthin). By surface analysis, अर्थ (arth, “meaning; value, cost”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əɾ.t̪ʰiː/, [ɐɾ.t̪ʰiː]

Adjective

अर्थी • (arthī) (indeclinable)

1. needy, seeking something
2. wealthy

   Synonyms: धनी (dhanī), अमीर (amīr)

Noun

अर्थी • (arthī) m or f by sense

1. needy person, seeker
2. wealthy person

   Synonym: अमीर (amīr)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of अर्थी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अर्थी arthī	अर्थी arthī
oblique	अर्थी arthī	अर्थियों arthiyõ
vocative	अर्थी arthī	अर्थियो arthiyo

Declension of अर्थी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अर्थी arthī	अर्थियाँ arthiyā̃
oblique	अर्थी arthī	अर्थियों arthiyõ
vocative	अर्थी arthī	अर्थियो arthiyo

Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit अर्थी (arthī)bor.

Marathi अर्थी (arthī)

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थी (arthī). By surface analysis, अर्थ (artha, “value, cost”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əɾ.t̪ʰi/, [əɾ.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

अर्थी • (arthī) m

1. a petitioner

   Synonyms: याचिकाकर्ता (yācikākartā), अर्जदार (arjadār)

2. (rare) a beggar

   Synonyms: भिकारी (bhikārī), भिक्षुक (bhikṣuk)

3. (in compounds) someone who wants or desires something

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अर्थी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press