मृत
Hindi
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá). Doublet of मुआ (muā) and मुरदा (murdā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɾɪt̪/
Adjective
मृत • (mŕt) (indeclinable)
Related terms
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मृत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɾu.t̪ə/
Adjective
मृत • (mŕta)
- dead, deceased
- Synonyms: मयत (mayat), मेलेले (melele), स्वर्गीय (svargīy), स्वर्गवासी (svargavāsī)
- Antonym: जिवंत (jivanta)
Derived terms
- मृत समुद्र (mŕta samudra, “dead sea”)
Related terms
- मृत्यू (mrutyū, “death”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मृत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Sanskrit
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Alternative scripts
- মৃত (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬺᬢ (Balinese script)
- মৃত (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰴𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀾𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- မၖတ (Burmese script)
- મૃત (Gujarati script)
- ਮ੍ਰਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍃𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦽꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑃂𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೃತ (Kannada script)
- ម្ឫត (Khmer script)
- ມ຺ຣິຕ (Lao script)
- മൃത (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡵᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘵𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠷᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧖𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐺𑐟 (Newa script)
- ମୃତ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢺꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆸𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖴𑖝 (Siddham script)
- මෘත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚙 (Takri script)
- ம்ரித (Tamil script)
- మృత (Telugu script)
- มฺฤต (Thai script)
- མྲྀ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒵𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (mərəta), Latin mortuus, Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós), Persian مرده (morde). By surface analysis, from the root मृ (mṛ) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mr̩.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mr̩.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
मृ॒त • (mṛtá) stem (root मृ)
- dead, deceased
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.18.3:
- इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैर्आव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द्भ॒द्रा दे॒वहू॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य।
प्राञ्चो॑ अगाम नृ॒तये॒ हसा॑य॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयुः॑ प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः॥- imé jīvā́ ví mṛtáirā́vavṛtrannábhūdbhadrā́ deváhūtirno adyá.
prā́ñco agāma nṛtáye hásāya drā́ghīya ā́yuḥ prataráṃ dádhānāḥ. - Divided from the dead are these, the living: now be our calling on the Gods successful.
We have gone forth for dancing and for laughter, to further times prolonging our existence.
- imé jīvā́ ví mṛtáirā́vavṛtrannábhūdbhadrā́ deváhūtirno adyá.
- इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैर्आव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द्भ॒द्रा दे॒वहू॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य।
- death-like, torpid, rigid
- departed, vanished (as consciousness)
- vain, useless
- calcined, reduced (said of metals)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मृतः (mṛtáḥ) | मृतौ (mṛtáu) मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹) |
मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ) मृतासः¹ (mṛtā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | मृतम् (mṛtám) | मृतौ (mṛtáu) मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹) |
मृतान् (mṛtā́n) |
| instrumental | मृतेन (mṛténa) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतैः (mṛtáiḥ) मृतेभिः¹ (mṛtébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मृताय (mṛtā́ya) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मृतात् (mṛtā́t) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मृतस्य (mṛtásya) | मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām) |
| locative | मृते (mṛté) | मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतेषु (mṛtéṣu) |
| vocative | मृत (mṛ́ta) | मृतौ (mṛ́tau) मृता¹ (mṛ́tā¹) |
मृताः (mṛ́tāḥ) मृतासः¹ (mṛ́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मृता (mṛtā́) | मृते (mṛté) | मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ) |
| accusative | मृताम् (mṛtā́m) | मृते (mṛté) | मृताः (mṛtā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | मृतया (mṛtáyā) मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹) |
मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृताभिः (mṛtā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | मृतायै (mṛtā́yai) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृताभ्यः (mṛtā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मृतायाः (mṛtā́yāḥ) मृतायै² (mṛtā́yai²) |
मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृताभ्यः (mṛtā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मृतायाः (mṛtā́yāḥ) मृतायै² (mṛtā́yai²) |
मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām) |
| locative | मृतायाम् (mṛtā́yām) | मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतासु (mṛtā́su) |
| vocative | मृते (mṛ́te) | मृते (mṛ́te) | मृताः (mṛ́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मृतम् (mṛtám) | मृते (mṛté) | मृतानि (mṛtā́ni) मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹) |
| accusative | मृतम् (mṛtám) | मृते (mṛté) | मृतानि (mṛtā́ni) मृता¹ (mṛtā́¹) |
| instrumental | मृतेन (mṛténa) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतैः (mṛtáiḥ) मृतेभिः¹ (mṛtébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मृताय (mṛtā́ya) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मृतात् (mṛtā́t) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtā́bhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मृतस्य (mṛtásya) | मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतानाम् (mṛtā́nām) |
| locative | मृते (mṛté) | मृतयोः (mṛtáyoḥ) | मृतेषु (mṛtéṣu) |
| vocative | मृत (mṛ́ta) | मृते (mṛ́te) | मृतानि (mṛ́tāni) मृता¹ (mṛ́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
- अ॒मृत॑ (amṛ́ta)
Descendants
- Borrowed terms
Noun
मृत • (mṛta) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मृतम् (mṛtam) | मृते (mṛte) | मृतानि (mṛtāni) |
| accusative | मृतम् (mṛtam) | मृते (mṛte) | मृतानि (mṛtāni) |
| instrumental | मृतेन (mṛtena) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) | मृतैः (mṛtaiḥ) |
| dative | मृताय (mṛtāya) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मृतात् (mṛtāt) | मृताभ्याम् (mṛtābhyām) | मृतेभ्यः (mṛtebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मृतस्य (mṛtasya) | मृतयोः (mṛtayoḥ) | मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) |
| locative | मृते (mṛte) | मृतयोः (mṛtayoḥ) | मृतेषु (mṛteṣu) |
| vocative | मृत (mṛta) | मृते (mṛte) | मृतानि (mṛtāni) |
Related terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मृत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 827, column 2.