मरु

See also: मेरे, मेरा, मेरी, मेरु, मोर, मेरो, मरा, and मार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मरू (marū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु • (maru) m (Urdu spelling مرو)

1. desert (sandy)
2. dry ground
3. soil destitute of water
4. a mountain, rock
5. name of a king belonging to the Ikshvāku family
6. name of the province of Mārwār, and of its people

Declension

Declension of मरु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मरु maru	मरु maru
oblique	मरु maru	मरुओं maruõ
vocative	मरु maru	मरुओ maruo

See also

• मरुस्थल (marusthal)
• मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)

References

• John T. Platts (2012 August 15 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• maru (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• মরু (Bengali script)
• මරු (Sinhalese script)
• မရု (Burmese script)
• มรุ or มะรุ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຣຸ or ມະຣຸ (Lao script)
• មរុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

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Noun

मरु m

1. deity

Declension

Declension table of "मरु" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मरु (maru)	मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Accusative (second)	मरुं (maruṃ)	मरवो (maravo) or मरू (marū)
Instrumental (third)	मरुना (marunā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मरुस्मा (marusmā) or मरुम्हा (marumhā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मरुस्स (marussa) or मरुनो (maruno)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मरुस्मिं (marusmiṃ) or मरुम्हि (marumhi)	मरूसु (marūsu)
Vocative (calling)	मरु (maru)	मरवे (marave) or मरवो (maravo)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मरु (marú).

Noun

मरु f

1. sand
2. sandy waste

Declension

Declension table of "मरु" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मरु (maru)	मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)
Accusative (second)	मरुं (maruṃ)	मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)
Instrumental (third)	मरुया (maruyā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	मरुया (maruyā)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मरुया (maruyā)	मरूहि (marūhi) or मरूभि (marūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मरुया (maruyā)	मरूनं (marūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मरुया (maruyā) or मरुयं (maruyaṃ)	मरूसु (marūsu)
Vocative (calling)	मरु (maru)	मरुयो (maruyo) or मरू (marū)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৰু (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
• মরু (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• မရု (Burmese script)
• મરુ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦫꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂩𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಮರು (Kannada script)
• មរុ (Khmer script)
• ມຣຸ (Lao script)
• മരു (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
• ମରୁ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖨𑗜 (Siddham script)
• මරු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩼𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
• மரு (Tamil script)
• మరు (Telugu script)
• มรุ (Thai script)
• མ་རུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨫𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾú/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɾu/

Noun

मरु • (marú) stem, m

1. wilderness, sandy waste, desert (often in plural)
2. mountain, rock
3. "the desert-like penance" i.e. abstinence from drinking
4. (botany) a species of plant
5. deer, antelope
6. name of a daitya (usually associated with naraka)
7. name of a Vasu
8. name of a prince (the son of Śīghra)
9. name of a king belonging to the Ikṣvāku family
10. name of a son of Hary-aśva
11. (in the plural) name of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मरु (marú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मरुः marúḥ	मरू marū́	मरवः marávaḥ
Vocative	मरो máro	मरू márū	मरवः máravaḥ
Accusative	मरुम् marúm	मरू marū́	मरून् marū́n
Instrumental	मरुणा / मर्वा¹ marúṇā / marvā́¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभिः marúbhiḥ
Dative	मरवे / मर्वे¹ maráve / marvè¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभ्यः marúbhyaḥ
Ablative	मरोः / मर्वः¹ maróḥ / marvàḥ¹	मरुभ्याम् marúbhyām	मरुभ्यः marúbhyaḥ
Genitive	मरोः / मर्वः¹ maróḥ / marvàḥ¹	मर्वोः marvóḥ	मरूणाम् marūṇā́m
Locative	मरौ maraú	मर्वोः marvóḥ	मरुषु marúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मारव (mārava)
• मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)
• मरुदेश (marudeśa)
• मरुस्थल (marusthala)
• मरुस्थली (marusthalī)

Descendants

• → Old Javanese: maru
• → Tamil: மரு (maru)
• → Hindi: मरु (maru)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मरु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0790.