Marathi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɾu.ʂi/, [ɾu.ʂiː]

Noun

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ऋषी (ŕṣīm

  1. rishi, sage
    ऋषी वशिष्ठ सप्तरिशीन मधील एक आहेत।
    ŕṣī vaśiṣṭha saptariśīn madhīl ek āheta.
    Rishi Vashishta is one of the Saptarishis.

Proper noun

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ऋषी (ŕṣīm

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rishi

Declension

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Declension of ऋषी (masc ī-stem)
direct
singular
ऋषी
ŕṣī
direct
plural
ऋषी
ŕṣī
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
ऋषी
ŕṣī
ऋषी
ŕṣī
oblique
सामान्यरूप
ऋषी
ŕṣī
ऋषीं-
ŕṣīn-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
ऋषीला
ŕṣīlā
ऋषींना
ŕṣīnnā
ergative ऋषीने, ऋषीनं
ŕṣīne, ŕṣīna
ऋषींनी
ŕṣīnnī
instrumental ऋषीशी
ŕṣīśī
ऋषींशी
ŕṣīnśī
locative
सप्तमी
ऋषीत
ŕṣīt
ऋषींत
ŕṣīt
vocative
संबोधन
ऋषी
ŕṣī
ऋषींनो
ŕṣīnno
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 ऋषी (masc 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
ऋषीचा
ŕṣīċā
ऋषीचे
ŕṣīċe
ऋषीची
ŕṣīcī
ऋषीच्या
ŕṣīcā
ऋषीचे, ऋषीचं
ŕṣīċe, ŕṣīċa
ऋषीची
ŕṣīcī
ऋषीच्या
ŕṣīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
ऋषींचा
ŕṣīnċā
ऋषींचे
ŕṣīnċe
ऋषींची
ŕṣīñcī
ऋषींच्या
ŕṣīncā
ऋषींचे, ऋषींचं
ŕṣīnċe, ŕṣīnċa
ऋषींची
ŕṣīñcī
ऋषींच्या
ŕṣīñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ऋषी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies