मध्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognate with Latin medius (“middle, medium”), English mid, middle.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məd̪ʱ.jᵊ/

Adjective

मध्य • (madhya) (indeclinable)

1. middle (normally of time)
2. central, in the middle of

Noun

मध्य • (madhya) m

1. center/centre, middle

   Synonym: बीच (bīc)

2. (Indian classical music) Synonym of मध्यम (madhyam)
3. (Indian classical music) a medium tempo, played quicker than विलंबित (vilambit) and slower than द्रुत (drut)
4. (Indian classical music) the middle-pitch सप्तक (saptak), higher than मंद्र (mandra) and lower than तार (tār)

Declension

Declension of मध्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मध्य madhya	मध्य madhya
oblique	मध्य madhya	मध्यों madhyõ
vocative	मध्य madhya	मध्यो madhyo

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya). Compare with Marathi मध्ये (madhye) and Marathi माज (māj).

Noun

मध्य • (madhya) m

1. centre, middle
2. waist

References

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬥ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• মধ্য (Assamese script)
• মধ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰟𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀥𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• મધ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ꦩꦣꦾ (Javanese script)
• ಮಧ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• မဓျ (Burmese script)
• 𑐩𑐢𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ମଧ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢤ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆣𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖠𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• మధ్య (Telugu script)
• མདྷྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒡𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (maⁱδiia), Latin medius (“middle, medium”), Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos), English mid, middle.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́d̪ʱ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐd̪ʱ.jɐ/

Adjective

मध्य • (mádhya)

1. middle
2. central

Noun

मध्य • (mádhya) m

1. centre, middle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मध्य (mádhya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यः mádhyaḥ	मध्यौ mádhyau	मध्याः / मध्यासः¹ mádhyāḥ / mádhyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मध्य mádhya	मध्यौ mádhyau	मध्याः / मध्यासः¹ mádhyāḥ / mádhyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मध्यम् mádhyam	मध्यौ mádhyau	मध्यान् mádhyān
Instrumental	मध्येन mádhyena	मध्याभ्याम् mádhyābhyām	मध्यैः / मध्येभिः¹ mádhyaiḥ / mádhyebhiḥ¹
Dative	मध्याय mádhyāya	मध्याभ्याम् mádhyābhyām	मध्येभ्यः mádhyebhyaḥ
Ablative	मध्यात् mádhyāt	मध्याभ्याम् mádhyābhyām	मध्येभ्यः mádhyebhyaḥ
Genitive	मध्यस्य mádhyasya	मध्ययोः mádhyayoḥ	मध्यानाम् mádhyānām
Locative	मध्ये mádhye	मध्ययोः mádhyayoḥ	मध्येषु mádhyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic: *máȷ́ȷ́a
  • Kashmiri: مَنٛز‎ (manz)
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀛 (majha)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
  • Assamese: মাজ (maz)
  • Bengali: মাঝ (majh)
  • Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠏ (mazó)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
  • Marathi: माज (māj), माजी (mājī) (poetic)
• Pali: majjha
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
  • Old Gujarati: मांहि
    • Gujarati: માં (mā̃)
  • Old Hindi: [Term?]
    • Braj: माहिं (māhĩ, “in”)
    • Hindi: माँझ (māñjh) (obsolete), में (mẽ, “in”)
  • Pahari:
    • Nepali: मा (mā)
• → Bengali: মধ্য (môddh)
  • ⇒ Bengali: মধ্যে (môddhe)
• → Gujarati: મધ્ય (madhya)
  • ⇒ Gujarati: મધ્યે (madhye)
• → Hindi: मध्य (madhya)
• → Marathi: मध्य (madhya)
  • ⇒ Marathi: मध्ये (madhye), मधे (madhe)
• → Punjabi: ਮੱਧ (maddha)
• → Tamil: மத்தியம் (mattiyam)
• → Telugu: మధ్య (madhya)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “mádhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press