मरु

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • मरू (marū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु • (maru) m (Urdu spelling مرو‎)

  1. desert (sandy)
  2. dry ground
  3. soil destitute of water
  4. a mountain, rock
  5. name of a king belonging to the Ikshvāku family
  6. name of the province of Mārwār, and of its people

See also

References
  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-15-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • maru (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • মরু (Bengali script)
  • මරු (Sinhalese script)
  • မရု (Burmese script)
  • มรุ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • មរុ (Khmer script)

Noun

मरु m

  1. deity

Declension
Declension table of "मरु" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मरुमरवो or मरू
Accusative (second)मरुंमरवो or मरू
Instrumental (third)मरुनामरूहि or मरूभि
Dative (fourth)मरुस्स or मरुनोमरूनं
Ablative (fifth)मरुस्मा or मरुम्हामरूहि or मरूभि
Genitive (sixth)मरुस्स or मरुनोमरूनं
Locative (seventh)मरुस्मिं or मरुम्हिमरूसु
Vocative (calling)मरुमरवे or मरवो

Noun

मरु f

  1. sand
  2. sandy waste

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Noun

मरु • (marú) m

  1. wilderness, sandy waste, desert (often in plural)
  2. mountain, rock
  3. "the desert-like penance" i.e. abstinence from drinking
  4. (botany) a species of plant
  5. deer, antelope
  6. name of a daitya (usually associated with naraka)
  7. name of a Vasu
  8. name of a prince (the son of Śīghra)
  9. name of a king belonging to the Ikṣvāku family
  10. name of a son of Hary-aśva
  11. (in the plural) name of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants

Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of मरु (marú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मरुः
marúḥ		 मरू
marū́		 मरवः
marávaḥ
Vocative मरो
máro		 मरू
márū		 मरवः
máravaḥ
Accusative मरुम्
marúm		 मरू
marū́		 मरून्
marū́n
Instrumental मरुणा / मर्वा¹
marúṇā / marvā̀¹		 मरुभ्याम्
marúbhyām		 मरुभिः
marúbhiḥ
Dative मरवे / मर्वे²
maráve / marvè²		 मरुभ्याम्
marúbhyām		 मरुभ्यः
marúbhyaḥ
Ablative मरोः / मर्वः²
maróḥ / marvàḥ²		 मरुभ्याम्
marúbhyām		 मरुभ्यः
marúbhyaḥ
Genitive मरोः / मर्वः²
maróḥ / marvàḥ²		 मर्वोः
marvóḥ		 मरूणाम्
marūṇā́m
Locative मरौ
maraú		 मर्वोः
marvóḥ		 मरुषु
marúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Less common

Derived terms

References
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