मध्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between, in the middle, middle). Cognate with Latin medius (middle, medium), English mid, middle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məd̪ʱj/

Adjective

मध्य (madhya)

  1. middle (normally of time)
  2. central, in the middle of

Noun

मध्य (madhya) m

  1. center/centre, middle
    Synonym: बीच (bīc)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya). Compare with Marathi मध्ये (madhye) and Marathi माज (māj).

Noun

मध्य (madhya) m

  1. centre, middle
  2. waist

References


Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between, in the middle, middle). Cognate with Latin medius (middle, medium), English mid, middle.

Pronunciation

Adjective

मध्य (mádhya)

  1. middle
  2. central

Noun

मध्य (mádhya) m

  1. centre, middle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मध्य (mádhya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मध्यः
mádhyaḥ
मध्यौ
mádhyau
मध्याः / मध्यासः¹
mádhyāḥ / mádhyāsaḥ¹
Vocative मध्य
mádhya
मध्यौ
mádhyau
मध्याः / मध्यासः¹
mádhyāḥ / mádhyāsaḥ¹
Accusative मध्यम्
mádhyam
मध्यौ
mádhyau
मध्यान्
mádhyān
Instrumental मध्येन
mádhyena
मध्याभ्याम्
mádhyābhyām
मध्यैः / मध्येभिः¹
mádhyaiḥ / mádhyebhiḥ¹
Dative मध्याय
mádhyāya
मध्याभ्याम्
mádhyābhyām
मध्येभ्यः
mádhyebhyaḥ
Ablative मध्यात्
mádhyāt
मध्याभ्याम्
mádhyābhyām
मध्येभ्यः
mádhyebhyaḥ
Genitive मध्यस्य
mádhyasya
मध्ययोः
mádhyayoḥ
मध्यानाम्
mádhyānām
Locative मध्ये
mádhye
मध्ययोः
mádhyayoḥ
मध्येषु
mádhyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic: *máȷ́ȷ́a
    • Kashmiri: मंज़ (maṃz)
  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀛 (majha)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
    • Bengali–Assamese:
      • Bengali: মাঝ (majh)
      • Assamese: মাজ (maz)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
    • Marathi: माज (māj), माजी (mājī) (poetic)
  • Pali: majjha
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (majjha)
  • Bengali: মধ্য (môddhô)
  • Gujarati: મધ્ય (madhya)
    • Gujarati: મધ્યે (madhye)
  • Hindi: मध्य (madhya)
  • Marathi: मध्य (madhya)
  • Punjabi: ਮੱਧ (madh)
  • Tamil: மத்தியம் (mattiyam)
  • Telugu: మధ్య (madhya)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), mádhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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