मर्मत

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرمت (marammat), from Arabic مَرَمَّة (maramma). Compare Punjabi ਮੁਰੰਮਤ (murammat), Hindi मरम्मत (marammat)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʌrmʌt̪]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: मर्मत्

Noun

मर्मत • (marmat)

  1. repair, fixing, renovation

Declension
Declension of मर्मत
Singular Plural
nominative मर्मत [mʌrmʌt̪] मर्मतहरू [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾu]
accusative मर्मतलाई [mʌrmʌt̪läi] मर्मतहरूलाई [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative मर्मतले [mʌrmʌt̪le] मर्मतहरूले [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾule]
dative मर्मतलाई [mʌrmʌt̪läi] मर्मतहरूलाई [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾuläi]
ablative मर्मतबाट [mʌrmʌt̪̚bäʈʌ] मर्मतहरूबाट [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive मर्मतको [mʌrmʌt̪̚ko] मर्मतहरूको [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾuko]
locative मर्मतमा [mʌrmʌt̪mä] मर्मतहरूमा [mʌrmʌt̪ɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References
  1. “मर्मत”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “मर्मत”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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