मृत
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta). Doublet of मुआ (muā) and मुरदा (murdā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
मृत • (mŕt) (indeclinable)
Related terms
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मृत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृत (mṛta).
Pronunciation
Adjective
मृत • (mŕta)
Derived terms
- मृत समुद्र (mŕta samudra, “dead sea”)
Related terms
- मृत्यू (mŕtyū, “death”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मृत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Alternative scripts
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
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás (“dead”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (mərəta), Latin mortuus, Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós), Persian مرده (morde). Equivalent to मृ (mṛ) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation
Adjective
मृत • (mṛtá) stem
- dead, deceased
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.18.3:
- इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैर्आव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द्भ॒द्रा दे॒वहू॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य।
प्राञ्चो॑ अगाम नृ॒तये॒ हसा॑य॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयु॑: प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः॥- imé jīvā́ ví mṛtaírā́vavṛtrannábhūdbhadrā́ deváhūtirno adyá.
prā́ñco agāma nṛtáye hásāya drā́ghīya ā́yu: 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 mṛtaírā́vavṛtrannábhūdbhadrā́ deváhūtirno adyá.
- इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैर्आव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द्भ॒द्रा दे॒वहू॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य।
- death-like, torpid, rigid
- departed, vanished (as consciousness)
- vain, useless
- calcined, reduced (said of metals)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मृत (mṛtá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मृतः mṛtáḥ |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛtaú / mṛtā́¹ |
मृताः / मृतासः¹ mṛtā́ḥ / mṛtā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मृत mṛ́ta |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛ́tau / mṛ́tā¹ |
मृताः / मृतासः¹ mṛ́tāḥ / mṛ́tāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृतौ / मृता¹ mṛtaú / mṛtā́¹ |
मृतान् mṛtā́n |
| Instrumental | मृतेन mṛténa |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaíḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मृता (mṛtā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मृता mṛtā́ |
मृते mṛté |
मृताः mṛtā́ḥ |
| Vocative | मृते mṛ́te |
मृते mṛ́te |
मृताः mṛ́tāḥ |
| Accusative | मृताम् mṛtā́m |
मृते mṛté |
मृताः mṛtā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | मृतया / मृता¹ mṛtáyā / mṛtā́¹ |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभिः mṛtā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मृतायै mṛtā́yai |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभ्यः mṛtā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मृतायाः / मृतायै² mṛtā́yāḥ / mṛtā́yai² |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृताभ्यः mṛtā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मृतायाः / मृतायै² mṛtā́yāḥ / mṛtā́yai² |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतानाम् mṛtā́nām |
| Locative | मृतायाम् mṛtā́yām |
मृतयोः mṛtáyoḥ |
मृतासु mṛtā́su |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of मृत (mṛtá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृते mṛté |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtā́ni / mṛtā́¹ |
| Vocative | मृत mṛ́ta |
मृते mṛ́te |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛ́tāni / mṛ́tā¹ |
| Accusative | मृतम् mṛtám |
मृते mṛté |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtā́ni / mṛtā́¹ |
| Instrumental | मृतेन mṛténa |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtā́bhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaíḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
| ||
Related terms
- अमृत (amṛta)
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢 (mata)
- Sindhi: मॾिअल(Past participle/Adjective)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*mata-illa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (maïlla)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*mata-illa-ikā)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (maïlliā)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (*mata-illa-ka)
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
- Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀼𑀢 (*muta)
- Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀫𑀾𑀢 (*mṛta)
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
- Pali: mata
- Romani: mulo
- → Bengali: মৃত (mrito)
- → Gujarati: મૃત (mŕt)
- → Hindi: मृत (mŕt)
- → Kannada: ಮೃತ (mṛta)
- → Khmer: ម្រឹត (mrɨt)
- → Marathi: मृत (mŕt)
- → Tamil: மிருதம் (mirutam)
Noun
मृत • (mṛta) stem, n
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of मृत (mṛta) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मृतम् mṛtam |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
| Vocative | मृत mṛta |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
| Accusative | मृतम् mṛtam |
मृते mṛte |
मृतानि / मृता¹ mṛtāni / mṛtā¹ |
| Instrumental | मृतेन mṛtena |
मृताभ्याम् mṛtābhyām |
मृतैः / मृतेभिः¹ mṛtaiḥ / mṛtebhiḥ¹ |
| 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 |
| Notes |
| ||
Related terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मृत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0827.
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