Marathi edit

Etymology edit

From माथा (māthā, head).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

मथळा (mathḷām

  1. heading, title
    Synonym: शीर्षक (śīrṣak)
  2. headline
  3. caption

Declension edit

Declension of मथळा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
मथळा
mathḷā
direct
plural
मथळे
mathḷe
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मथळा
mathḷā
मथळे
mathḷe
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मथळ्या
mathḷyā
मथळ्यां-
mathḷyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मथळ्याला
mathḷyālā
मथळ्यांना
mathḷyānnā
ergative मथळ्याने, मथळ्यानं
mathḷyāne, mathḷyāna
मथळ्यांनी
mathḷyānnī
instrumental मथळ्याशी
mathḷyāśī
मथळ्यांशी
mathḷyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मथळ्यात
mathḷyāt
मथळ्यांत
mathḷyāt
vocative
संबोधन
मथळ्या
mathḷyā
मथळ्यांनो
mathḷyānno
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 मथळा (masc ā-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
मथळ्याचा
mathḷyāċā
मथळ्याचे
mathḷyāċe
मथळ्याची
mathḷyācī
मथळ्याच्या
mathḷyācā
मथळ्याचे, मथळ्याचं
mathḷyāċe, mathḷyāċa
मथळ्याची
mathḷyācī
मथळ्याच्या
mathḷyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मथळ्यांचा
mathḷyānċā
मथळ्यांचे
mathḷyānċe
मथळ्यांची
mathḷyāñcī
मथळ्यांच्या
mathḷyāncā
मथळ्यांचे, मथळ्यांचं
mathḷyānċe, mathḷyānċa
मथळ्यांची
mathḷyāñcī
मथळ्यांच्या
mathḷyāñcā
* 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, “मथळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मथळा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press