मदत
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian مدد (madad), from Arabic مَدَد (madad). Compare Hindi मदद (madad), Nepali मदत् (madat).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
मदत • (madat) f
- help, assistance, aid
- Synonym: सहाय्य (sahāyya) (formal)
Derived terms edit
- मदत करणे (madat karṇe, “to help”)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मदत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मदत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मदत”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press