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)
- (respectful) grandfather, paternal or maternal
- Synonyms: आजा (ājā), आज्जा (āj̈j̈ā), आबा (ābā) (less common)
- (respectful) old man
Declension
Declension of आजोबा (ājobā) | |||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (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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