अयना

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘀𑘧𑘡𑘰 (ayanā), from Classical Persian آیینه (āyīna, “mirror”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əj.na/

Noun

अयना • (aynā) m

1. mirror

Synonym: आरसा (ārsā)

Declension

Declension of अयना (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	अयना aynā
direct plural	अयने ayne
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अयना aynā		अयने ayne
oblique सामान्यरूप	अयन्या aynyā		अयन्यां- aynyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अयन्याला aynyālā		अयन्यांना aynyānnā
ergative	अयन्याने, अयन्यानं aynyāne, aynyāna		अयन्यांनी aynyānnī
instrumental	अयन्याशी aynyāśī		अयन्यांशी aynyānśī
locative सप्तमी	अयन्यात aynyāt		अयन्यांत aynyāt
vocative संबोधन	अयन्या aynyā		अयन्यांनो aynyānno
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 अयना (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	अयन्याचा aynyāċā	अयन्याचे aynyāċe	अयन्याची aynyācī	अयन्याच्या aynyācā	अयन्याचे, अयन्याचं aynyāċe, aynyāċa	अयन्याची aynyācī	अयन्याच्या aynyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अयन्यांचा aynyānċā	अयन्यांचे aynyānċe	अयन्यांची aynyāñcī	अयन्यांच्या aynyāncā	अयन्यांचे, अयन्यांचं aynyānċe, aynyānċa	अयन्यांची aynyāñcī	अयन्यांच्या aynyāñcā
* 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

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अयना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अयना”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Marathi

Noun

अयना (ayanā) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘀𑘧𑘡𑘰 (ayanā, “mirror”)