मैत्री

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɛːt̪.ɾiː/

Noun

मैत्री • (maitrī) f

1. friendship
2. (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness

   Synonyms: दोस्ती (dostī), मित्रता (mitratā)

Declension

Declension of मैत्री (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियाँ maitriyā̃
oblique	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियों maitriyõ
vocative	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियो maitriyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मैत्री”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi मैत्री (maitrī), from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məit̪.ɾi/, [məit̪.ɾiː]

Noun

मैत्री • (maitrī) f

1. friendship

   मैत्री आणि विश्वास हे दोन बाजू आहेत एकाच नाण्याच्या.

   maitrī āṇi viśvās he don bājū āhet ekāc nāṇyācyā.

   Friendship and trust are two sides of the same coin.

Declension

Declension of मैत्री (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मैत्री maitrī
direct plural	मैत्र्या maitryā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मैत्री maitrī		मैत्र्या maitryā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मैत्री maitrī		मैत्र्यां- maitryān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मैत्रीला maitrīlā		मैत्र्यांना maitryānnā
ergative	मैत्रीने, मैत्रीनं maitrīne, maitrīna		मैत्र्यांनी maitryānnī
instrumental	मैत्रीशी maitrīśī		मैत्र्यांशी maitryānśī
locative सप्तमी	मैत्रीत maitrīt		मैत्र्यांत maitryāt
vocative संबोधन	मैत्री maitrī		मैत्र्यांनो maitryānno
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 मैत्री (fem ī-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	मैत्रीचा maitrīċā	मैत्रीचे maitrīċe	मैत्रीची maitrīcī	मैत्रीच्या maitrīcā	मैत्रीचे, मैत्रीचं maitrīċe, maitrīċa	मैत्रीची maitrīcī	मैत्रीच्या maitrīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मैत्र्यांचा maitryānċā	मैत्र्यांचे maitryānċe	मैत्र्यांची maitryāñcī	मैत्र्यांच्या maitryāncā	मैत्र्यांचे, मैत्र्यांचं maitryānċe, maitryānċa	मैत्र्यांची maitryāñcī	मैत्र्यांच्या maitryāñcā
* 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

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मैत्री”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मैत्री”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৈত্ৰী (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬿᬢ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
• মৈত্রী (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰹𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑁃𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• မဲတြီ (Burmese script)
• મૈત્રી (Gujarati script)
• ਮੈਤ੍ਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦻꦠꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂶𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೈತ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
• មៃត្រី (Khmer script)
• ໄມຕ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
• മൈത്രീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡳᢠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘺𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠧᠧᢐᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧛𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐿𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
• ମୈତ୍ରୀ (Odia script)
• ꢪꣀꢡ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆽𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖹𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
• මෛත්‍රී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩗𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚳𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
• மைத்ரீ (Tamil script)
• మైత్రీ (Telugu script)
• ไมตฺรี (Thai script)
• མཻ་ཏྲཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒻𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨇𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मित्र (mitrá, “friend”) with a -ई (-ī) extention.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːjt.ɾíː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjt̪.ɾiː/

Noun

मैत्री • (maitrī́) stem, f

1. friendship

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मैत्री (maitrī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मैत्री maitrī́	मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹ maitryaù / maitrī́¹	मैत्र्यः / मैत्रीः¹ maitryàḥ / maitrī́ḥ¹
Vocative	मैत्रि maítri	मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹ maítryau / maítrī¹	मैत्र्यः / मैत्रीः¹ maítryaḥ / maítrīḥ¹
Accusative	मैत्रीम् maitrī́m	मैत्र्यौ / मैत्री¹ maitryaù / maitrī́¹	मैत्रीः maitrī́ḥ
Instrumental	मैत्र्या maitryā́	मैत्रीभ्याम् maitrī́bhyām	मैत्रीभिः maitrī́bhiḥ
Dative	मैत्र्यै maitryaí	मैत्रीभ्याम् maitrī́bhyām	मैत्रीभ्यः maitrī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मैत्र्याः / मैत्र्यै² maitryā́ḥ / maitryaí²	मैत्रीभ्याम् maitrī́bhyām	मैत्रीभ्यः maitrī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मैत्र्याः / मैत्र्यै² maitryā́ḥ / maitryaí²	मैत्र्योः maitryóḥ	मैत्रीणाम् maitrī́ṇām
Locative	मैत्र्याम् maitryā́m	मैत्र्योः maitryóḥ	मैत्रीषु maitrī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मैत्रेय (maitréya)