मरघट

Hindi

FWOTD – 1 December 2017

Etymology

Compounded from मर (mar) +‎ घट (ghaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məɾ.ɡʱəʈ/, [mɐɾ.ɡʱɐʈ]

Noun

मरघट • (marghaṭ) m (Urdu spelling مرگھٹ)

1. burning-ghat; a cremation ground

   Synonym: श्मशान (śmaśān)

   • 2016, “Dangal”, in Amitabh Bhattacharya (lyrics), Pritam (music), Dangal, performed by Daler Mehndi:

     माँ के पेट से मरघट तक
     है तेरी कहानी पग पग प्यारे
     दंगल दंगल
     दंगल दंगल

     mā̃ ke peṭ se marghaṭ tak
     hai terī kahānī pag pag pyāre
     daṅgal daṅgal
     daṅgal daṅgal

     from the womb to cremation ground
     every step of your story has been
     dangal dangal
     dangal dangal [wrestling ground]

Declension

Declension of मरघट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मरघट marghaṭ	मरघट marghaṭ
oblique	मरघट marghaṭ	मरघटों marghaṭõ
vocative	मरघट marghaṭ	मरघटो marghaṭo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “मरघट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.