Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit बिल (bíla). Cognate with Assamese বিল (bil, lake) and Hindi बिल (bil, hole).

Noun edit

बीळ (bīḷn

  1. hole
  2. burrow

Declension edit

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Declension of बीळ (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
बीळ
bīḷ
direct
plural
बीळे, बीळं
bīḷe, bīḷa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
बीळ
bīḷ
बीळे, बीळं
bīḷe, bīḷa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
बीळा
bīḷā
बीळां-
bīḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
बीळाला
bīḷālā
बीळांना
bīḷānnā
ergative बीळाने, बीळानं
bīḷāne, bīḷāna
बीळांनी
bīḷānnī
instrumental बीळाशी
bīḷāśī
बीळांशी
bīḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी
बीळात
bīḷāt
बीळांत
bīḷāt
vocative
संबोधन
बीळा
bīḷā
बीळांनो
bīḷānno
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 बीळ (neut cons-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
बीळाचा
bīḷāċā
बीळाचे
bīḷāċe
बीळाची
bīḷācī
बीळाच्या
bīḷācā
बीळाचे, बीळाचं
bīḷāċe, bīḷāċa
बीळाची
bīḷācī
बीळाच्या
bīḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
बीळांचा
bīḷānċā
बीळांचे
bīḷānċe
बीळांची
bīḷāñcī
बीळांच्या
bīḷāncā
बीळांचे, बीळांचं
bīḷānċe, bīḷānċa
बीळांची
bīḷāñcī
बीळांच्या
bīḷāñcā
* 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 edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बीळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बीळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press