Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məɾ.ziː/, [mɐɾ.ziː], /məɾ.d͡ʒiː/, [mɐɾ.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

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मर्जी (marzīf

  1. nuqtaless form of मर्ज़ी (marzī)

Declension

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, pleasing). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī) / مرضی (mrẓī), Bengali মরজি (morji).

Noun

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मर्जी (marj̈īf

  1. will, wish
  2. choice, preference, favour

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मर्जी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मर्जी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मर्जी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).