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माहीत

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic مَاهِيَّة (māhiyya). Compare Hindi माहियत (māhiyat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ɦit̪/, [mʱaiːt̪]

Adjective

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माहीत • (māhīt)

  1. known
    Synonyms: ठाऊक (ṭhāūk), ज्ञात (jñāt)
    मला माहीत आहे.
    malā māhīt āhe.
    I know.
    (literally, “It is known to me.”)

Usage notes

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  • माहीत (māhīt) is only used with auxiliary verbs such as असणे (asṇe) and नसणे (nasṇe) to form intransitive compound verbs.[1]

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 34

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माहीत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माहीत”, 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) “माहिती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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