मूर्ति

See also: मरति, मरुत्, मर्त, मारुति, मुर्ती, and मारुत

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मूरत (mūrat)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूर्ति (mū́rti-, “embodiment, the state of assuming (material) form”). Cognate with Marathi मूर्ती (mūrtī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.t̪iː/

Noun

मूर्ति • (mūrti) f

1. an idol, religious statue
2. an icon

Declension

Declension of मूर्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियाँ mūrtiyā̃
oblique	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियों mūrtiyõ
vocative	मूर्ति mūrti	मूर्तियो mūrtiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মূৰ্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬹᬃᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• মূর্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မူရ်္တိ (Burmese script)
• મૂર્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੂਰ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦹꦂꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೂರ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• មូត៌ិ (Khmer script)
• ມູຣ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• മൂര്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡠᡵᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠤᠷᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମୂର୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢹꢬ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මූර්‍ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• மூர்தி (Tamil script)
• మూర్తి (Telugu script)
• มูรฺติ (Thai script)
• མཱུ་རྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मूर्छ् (mūrch, “to assume shape”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːɾ.t̪i/

Noun

मूर्ति • (mūrti) stem, f

1. a solid body; a material form
2. embodiment; manifestation; incarnation; personification
3. image; idol; statue
4. beauty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मूर्ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तयः (mūrtayaḥ)
vocative	मूर्ते (mūrte)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तयः (mūrtayaḥ)
accusative	मूर्तिम् (mūrtim)	मूर्ती (mūrtī)	मूर्तीः (mūrtīḥ)
instrumental	मूर्त्या (mūrtyā) मूर्ती¹ (mūrtī¹)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभिः (mūrtibhiḥ)
dative	मूर्तये (mūrtaye) मूर्त्यै² (mūrtyai²) मूर्ती¹ (mūrtī¹)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभ्यः (mūrtibhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्तेः (mūrteḥ) मूर्त्याः² (mūrtyāḥ²) मूर्त्यै³ (mūrtyai³)	मूर्तिभ्याम् (mūrtibhyām)	मूर्तिभ्यः (mūrtibhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्तेः (mūrteḥ) मूर्त्याः² (mūrtyāḥ²) मूर्त्यै³ (mūrtyai³)	मूर्त्योः (mūrtyoḥ)	मूर्तीनाम् (mūrtīnām)
locative	मूर्तौ (mūrtau) मूर्त्याम्² (mūrtyām²) मूर्ता¹ (mūrtā¹)	मूर्त्योः (mūrtyoḥ)	मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 824, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मूर्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 367-368