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

Noun

मरु m

  1. deity

Declension

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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