मूर्छा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूर्छा (mūrchā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [muːɾ.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

मूर्छा • (mūrchā) f

1. fainting, loss of consciousness, state of insensibility
2. a faint, a swoon, stupor, stupefaction

Declension

Declension of मूर्छा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूर्छा mūrchā	मूर्छाएँ mūrchāẽ
oblique	मूर्छा mūrchā	मूर्छाओं mūrchāõ
vocative	मूर्छा mūrchā	मूर्छाओ mūrchāo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मूर्च्छा (mūrcchā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মূৰ্ছা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬹᬃᬙᬵ (Balinese script)
• মূর্ছা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰔𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မူရ်္ဆာ (Burmese script)
• મૂર્છા (Gujarati script)
• ਮੂਰ੍ਛਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌛𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦹꦂꦖꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂓𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೂರ್ಛಾ (Kannada script)
• មូឆ៌ា (Khmer script)
• ມູຣ຺ຉາ (Lao script)
• മൂര്ഛാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡠᡵᡮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘔𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠤᠷᠼᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦴𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐕𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମୂର୍ଛା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢹꢬ꣄ꢘꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆗𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖔𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මූර්‍ඡා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩢𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚐𑚭 (Takri script)
• மூர்ச²ா (Tamil script)
• మూర్ఛా (Telugu script)
• มูรฺฉา (Thai script)
• མཱུ་རྪཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒕𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨤𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root मूर्छ् (mūrch) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t͡ɕʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːɾ.t͡ɕʰɑː/

Noun

मूर्छा • (mūrchā) stem, f

1. fainting, a swoon, stupor
2. mental stupefaction, infatuation, delusion, hallucination
3. congealment, solidification (of quicksilver)
4. modulation, melody

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मूर्छा (mūrchā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूर्छा mūrchā	मूर्छे mūrche	मूर्छाः mūrchāḥ
Vocative	मूर्छे mūrche	मूर्छे mūrche	मूर्छाः mūrchāḥ
Accusative	मूर्छाम् mūrchām	मूर्छे mūrche	मूर्छाः mūrchāḥ
Instrumental	मूर्छया / मूर्छा¹ mūrchayā / mūrchā¹	मूर्छाभ्याम् mūrchābhyām	मूर्छाभिः mūrchābhiḥ
Dative	मूर्छायै mūrchāyai	मूर्छाभ्याम् mūrchābhyām	मूर्छाभ्यः mūrchābhyaḥ
Ablative	मूर्छायाः / मूर्छायै² mūrchāyāḥ / mūrchāyai²	मूर्छाभ्याम् mūrchābhyām	मूर्छाभ्यः mūrchābhyaḥ
Genitive	मूर्छायाः / मूर्छायै² mūrchāyāḥ / mūrchāyai²	मूर्छयोः mūrchayoḥ	मूर्छानाम् mūrchānām
Locative	मूर्छायाम् mūrchāyām	मूर्छयोः mūrchayoḥ	मूर्छासु mūrchāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्छा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823.