मसिजीवी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मसीजीवी (masījīvī)

Etymology

From मसि (masi, “ink”) +‎ जीवी (jīvī, “living by means of”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.sɪ.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː/, [mɐ.sɪ.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː]

Adjective

मसिजीवी • (masijīvī) (indeclinable)

1. having writing as a means of livelihood; writer

Noun

मसिजीवी • (masijīvī) m

1. a writer, professional writer

   Synonym: लेखक (lekhak)

   • 2017, Ashok Kumar Verma, edited by Rajesh Ranjan, कायस्थों की सामाजिक पृष्ठभूमि [kāyasthõ kī sāmājik pŕṣṭhabhūmi], Hindi Book Centre, →ISBN, page 73:

     […] ऋषभदेव ने समाज के लोगों को उनके विभिन्न कर्मों के आधार पर छह भागों में बाँटा था। वे थे - असिजीवी, मसिजीवी, कृषिजीवी, वाणिज्यजीवी, विद्याजीवी और शिल्पजीवी।

     […] ŕṣabhdev ne samāj ke logõ ko unke vibhinn karmõ ke ādhār par chah bhāgõ mẽ bā̃ṭā thā. ve the - asijīvī, masijīvī, kŕṣijīvī, vāṇijyajīvī, vidyājīvī aur śilpajīvī.

     Based on their various professions, Rishabhadeva had divided the people of the society into six parts. They were - warriors, writers, farmers, merchants, scholars and artisans.

Declension

Declension of मसिजीवी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मसिजीवी masijīvī	मसिजीवी masijīvī
oblique	मसिजीवी masijīvī	मसिजीवियों masijīviyõ
vocative	मसिजीवी masijīvī	मसिजीवियो masijīviyo

See also

• बुद्धिजीवी (buddhijīvī)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मसि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 583
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मसिजीवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3829