थेंब

See also: थंबौ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘞𑘹𑘽𑘤 (theṃba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰem.bə/
• Hyphenation: थें‧ब
• Rhymes: -ə

Noun

थेंब • (themba) m

1. drop

   Synonyms: बिंदू (bindū), शिंतोडा (śintoḍā)

   थेंबे थेंबे तळे साचे.

   thembe thembe taḷe sāċe.

   Drops make up a lake.

Declension

Declension of थेंब (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	थेंब themba
direct plural	थेंब themba
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	थेंब themba		थेंब themba
oblique सामान्यरूप	थेंबा thembā		थेंबां- thembān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	थेंबाला thembālā		थेंबांना thembānnā
ergative	थेंबाने, थेंबानं thembāne, thembāna		थेंबांनी thembānnī
instrumental	थेंबाशी thembāśī		थेंबांशी thembānśī
locative सप्तमी	थेंबात thembāt		थेंबांत thembāt
vocative संबोधन	थेंबा thembā		थेंबांनो thembānno
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 थेंब (masc cons-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	थेंबाचा thembāċā	थेंबाचे thembāċe	थेंबाची thembācī	थेंबाच्या thembācā	थेंबाचे, थेंबाचं thembāċe, thembāċa	थेंबाची thembācī	थेंबाच्या thembācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	थेंबांचा thembānċā	थेंबांचे thembānċe	थेंबांची thembāñcī	थेंबांच्या thembāncā	थेंबांचे, थेंबांचं thembānċe, thembānċa	थेंबांची thembāñcī	थेंबांच्या thembāñcā
* 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, “थेंब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थेंब,_थेंबका,_थेंबटा,_थेंबडा,_थेम,_थेमका,_थेमटा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “थेंब,_थेंबका-टा-डा,_थेंबोरा,_थेम,_थेमका-टा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*stimya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Noun

थेंब (theṃba) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘞𑘹𑘽𑘤