आरसा

Marathi

आरसा

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi आरिसा (ārisā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀤𑀭𑀺𑀲 (ādarisa), from *𑀆𑀤𑀭𑀺𑀰 (*ādariśa) in an unknown Middle Indo-Aryan language, from Sanskrit आदर्श (ādarśa, “mirror”). Cognate to Gujarati અરીસો (arīso), Konkani आरसो (ārsô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾ.sa/

Noun

आरसा • (ārsā) m

1. a mirror, looking glass

Declension

Declension of आरसा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	आरशा ārśā
direct plural	आरशे ārśe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	आरशा ārśā		आरशे ārśe
oblique सामान्यरूप	आरश्या ārśyā		आरश्यां- ārśyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	आरश्याला ārśyālā		आरश्यांना ārśyānnā
ergative	आरश्याने, आरश्यानं ārśyāne, ārśyāna		आरश्यांनी ārśyānnī
instrumental	आरश्याशी ārśyāśī		आरश्यांशी ārśyānśī
locative सप्तमी	आरश्यात ārśyāt		आरश्यांत ārśyāt
vocative संबोधन	आरश्या ārśyā		आरश्यांनो ārśyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of आरसा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	आरश्याचा ārśyāċā	आरश्याचे ārśyāċe	आरश्याची ārśyācī	आरश्याच्या ārśyācā	आरश्याचे, आरश्याचं ārśyāċe, ārśyāċa	आरश्याची ārśyācī	आरश्याच्या ārśyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	आरश्यांचा ārśyānċā	आरश्यांचे ārśyānċe	आरश्यांची ārśyāñcī	आरश्यांच्या ārśyāncā	आरश्यांचे, आरश्यांचं ārśyānċe, ārśyānċa	आरश्यांची ārśyāñcī	आरश्यांच्या ārśyāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “आरसा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “आरिसा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ādarśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press