मरसिया
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مرثیه (marsiya), from Arabic مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /məɾ.sɪ.jɑː/, [məɾ.s̪i.jäː]
Noun
मरसिया • (marsiyā) m (Urdu spelling مرثیہ)
- a marsiya (poem of mourning for the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala)
- (by extension) a lament, elegy
Declension
Declension of मरसिया (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | मरसिया marsiyā | मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye |
oblique | मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye | मरसियों marsiyõ |
vocative | मरसिए, मरसिये marsie, marsiye | मरसियो marsiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मरसिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press