मर्जी

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /məɾ.ziː/, [mɐɾ.ziː], /məɾ.d͡ʒiː/, [mɐɾ.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

मर्जी • (marzī) f

  1. nuqtaless form of मर्ज़ी (marzī)

Declension
Declension of मर्जी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct मर्जी
marzī		 मर्जियाँ
marziyā̃
oblique मर्जी
marzī		 मर्जियों
marziyõ
vocative मर्जी
marzī		 मर्जियो
marziyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, “pleasing”). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī) / مرضی (mrẓī), Bengali মরজি (morji).

Noun

मर्जी • (marj̈ī) f

  1. will, wish
  2. choice, preference, favour

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मर्जी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मर्जी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मर्जी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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