डबा

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): डबा m (ḍabā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): डबी f (ḍabī)

Compare Hindustani ڈِبّہ / डिब्बा (ḍibbā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖə.ba/

Noun

डबा (ḍabā) m

  1. tin, canister, container
  2. lunchbox, tiffin

Declension

Declension of डबा (ḍabā)
direct
singular
डबा
ḍabā
direct
plural
डबे
ḍabe
singular plural
nominative डबा
ḍabā
डबे
ḍabe
oblique डब्या-
ḍabyā-
डब्यां-
ḍabyāN-
dative डब्याला
ḍabyālā
डब्यांना
ḍabyāNnā
ergative डब्याने
ḍabyāne
डब्यांनी
ḍabyāNni
instrumental डब्याशी
ḍabyāśi
डब्यांशी
ḍabyāNśi
locative डब्यात
ḍabyāt
डब्यांत
ḍabyāNt
vocative डब्या
ḍabyā
डब्यांनो
ḍabyāNno
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 डबा
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject डब्याचा
ḍabyāċā
डब्याचे
ḍabyāce
डब्याची
ḍabyāci
डब्याच्या
ḍabyāca
डब्याचे, डब्याचं
ḍabyāce, ḍabyāċa
डब्याची
ḍabyāci
डब्याच्या
ḍabyāca
plural subject डब्यांचा
ḍabyāNċā
डब्यांचे
ḍabyāNce
डब्यांची
ḍabyāNci
डब्यांच्या
ḍabyāNca
डब्यांचे, डब्यांचं
ḍabyāNce, ḍabyāNċa
डब्यांची
ḍabyāNci
डब्यांच्या
ḍabyāNca
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “डबा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), डबा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), डबा,_डब्या”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), *ḍabba1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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