शेजार

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘕𑘰𑘨 (śejāra), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀺𑀅 (saïjjhia), from Sanskrit *सगृह्य (sagṛhya). Cognate with Konkani शेजार (śejār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕe.d͡zaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: शे‧ज़ार

Noun

शेजार • (śejār) m

1. neighbourhood (UK), neighborhood (US), vicinity (area nearby)

Declension

Declension of शेजार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	शेजार śej̈ār
direct plural	शेजार śej̈ār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शेजार śej̈ār		शेजार śej̈ār
oblique सामान्यरूप	शेजारा śej̈ārā		शेजारां- śej̈ārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शेजाराला śej̈ārālā		शेजारांना śej̈ārānnā
ergative	शेजाराने, शेजारानं śej̈ārāne, śej̈ārāna		शेजारांनी śej̈ārānnī
instrumental	शेजाराशी śej̈ārāśī		शेजारांशी śej̈ārānśī
locative सप्तमी	शेजारात śej̈ārāt		शेजारांत śej̈ārāt
vocative संबोधन	शेजारा śej̈ārā		शेजारांनो śej̈ārānno
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 शेजार (masc cons-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	शेजाराचा śej̈ārāċā	शेजाराचे śej̈ārāċe	शेजाराची śej̈ārācī	शेजाराच्या śej̈ārācā	शेजाराचे, शेजाराचं śej̈ārāċe, śej̈ārāċa	शेजाराची śej̈ārācī	शेजाराच्या śej̈ārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शेजारांचा śej̈ārānċā	शेजारांचे śej̈ārānċe	शेजारांची śej̈ārāñcī	शेजारांच्या śej̈ārāncā	शेजारांचे, शेजारांचं śej̈ārānċe, śej̈ārānċa	शेजारांची śej̈ārāñcī	शेजारांच्या śej̈ārāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• शेजारधर्म (śejārdharma, “neighborliness”)
• शेजारी (śejārī, “neighbour”)

 

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शेजार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेजार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शेजार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेजार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press