मृत्यु

See also: मृत्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मृत्यु (mṛtyú), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *mr̥t-, from *mer- (“to die”). Cognate to Spanish muerte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɾɪt̪.juː/

Noun

मृत्यु • (mŕtyu) f (Urdu spelling مرتیو‎)

  1. death
    यह रोगी मृत्यु के द्वार पर है।
    yah rogī mŕtyu ke dvār par hai.
    This patient is on the verge of death.
    जीवन और मृत्यु का प्रश्न है।
    jīvan aur mŕtyu kā praśna hai.
    It is a question of life and death.
  2. personification of Yama, the God of death

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मृत्यु”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tyúš (“death”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬎‎ (mərəθiiu), Old Persian [script needed] (məršiyu), Lithuanian mirtis, Latin mors.

Pronunciation

Noun

मृत्यु • (mṛtyú) m

  1. death, dying
  2. Death personified, the god of disease
  3. name of the god of love
  4. name of a particular ekāha
  5. (astrology) name of the 8th house
  6. (astrology) name of the 17th yoga

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मृत्यु (mṛtyú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मृत्युः
mṛtyúḥ		 मृत्यू
mṛtyū́		 मृत्यवः
mṛtyávaḥ
Vocative मृत्यो
mṛ́tyo		 मृत्यू
mṛ́tyū		 मृत्यवः
mṛ́tyavaḥ
Accusative मृत्युम्
mṛtyúm		 मृत्यू
mṛtyū́		 मृत्यून्
mṛtyū́n
Instrumental मृत्युना / मृत्य्वा¹
mṛtyúnā / mṛtyvā̀¹		 मृत्युभ्याम्
mṛtyúbhyām		 मृत्युभिः
mṛtyúbhiḥ
Dative मृत्यवे / मृत्य्वे²
mṛtyáve / mṛtyvè²		 मृत्युभ्याम्
mṛtyúbhyām		 मृत्युभ्यः
mṛtyúbhyaḥ
Ablative मृत्योः / मृत्य्वः²
mṛtyóḥ / mṛtyvàḥ²		 मृत्युभ्याम्
mṛtyúbhyām		 मृत्युभ्यः
mṛtyúbhyaḥ
Genitive मृत्योः / मृत्य्वः²
mṛtyóḥ / mṛtyvàḥ²		 मृत्य्वोः
mṛtyvóḥ		 मृत्यूनाम्
mṛtyūnā́m
Locative मृत्यौ
mṛtyaú		 मृत्य्वोः
mṛtyvóḥ		 मृत्युषु
mṛtyúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Less common

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0827
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