आजोबा

Marathi

Etymology

From आजा (āj̈ā, grandfather) + -बा (-bā, honorific suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.d͡zo.ba/
  • Hyphenation: आ‧जो‧बा

Noun

आजोबा (āj̈obā) m (feminine आजी)

  1. (respectful) grandfather, paternal or maternal
    Synonyms: आजा (ājā), आज्जा (āj̈j̈ā), आबा (ābā) (less common)
  2. (respectful) old man

Declension

Declension of आजोबा (ājobā)
direct
singular
आजोबा
ājobā
direct
plural
आजोबो
āj̈obāe
singular plural
nominative आजोबा
ājobā
आजोबो
āj̈obāe
oblique आजोबा्या-
āj̈obāyā-
आजोबा्यां-
āj̈obāyāN-
dative आजोबा्याला
āj̈obāyālā
आजोबा्यांना
āj̈obāyāNnā
ergative आजोबा्याने
āj̈obāyāne
आजोबा्यांनी
āj̈obāyāNni
instrumental आजोबा्याशी
āj̈obāyāśi
आजोबा्यांशी
āj̈obāyāNśi
locative आजोबा्यात
āj̈obāyāt
आजोबा्यांत
āj̈obāyāNt
vocative आजोबा्या
āj̈obāyā
आजोबा्यांनो
āj̈obāyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of आजोबा
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject आजोबा्याचा
āj̈obāyāċā
आजोबा्याचे
āj̈obāyāce
आजोबा्याची
āj̈obāyāci
आजोबा्याच्या
āj̈obāyāca
आजोबा्याचे, आजोबा्याचं
āj̈obāyāce, āj̈obāyāċa
आजोबा्याची
āj̈obāyāci
आजोबा्याच्या
āj̈obāyāca
plural subject आजोबा्यांचा
āj̈obāyāNċā
आजोबा्यांचे
āj̈obāyāNce
आजोबा्यांची
āj̈obāyāNci
आजोबा्यांच्या
āj̈obāyāNca
आजोबा्यांचे, आजोबा्यांचं
āj̈obāyāNce, āj̈obāyāNċa
आजोबा्यांची
āj̈obāyāNci
आजोबा्यांच्या
āj̈obāyāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “आजोबा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 8.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), आजोबा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 64
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), आजोबा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 221.
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