মরজি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মর্জি (morji), মরজী (morji), মর্জী (morji)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْضِي (murḍī, “pleasing”). Compare Gujarati મરજી (marjī), Hindi मरज़ी (marzī), Punjabi ਮਰਜ਼ੀ (marzī), Marathi मर्जी (marjī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /moɾd͡ʒi/, [ˈmoɾd͡ʒiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /moɹdʑi/, [ˈmoɹdʑiˑ]

Noun

মরজি • (morji)

1. wish, will, desire
2. choice, preference, favour

Declension

Inflection of মরজি
nominative	মরজি mōrji
objective	মরজি / মরজিকে mōrji (semantically general or indefinite) / mōrjike (semantically definite)
genitive	মরজির mōrjir
locative	মরজিতে / মরজিয় mōrjite / mōrjiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	মরজি mōrji
objective	মরজি / মরজিকে mōrji (semantically general or indefinite) / mōrjike (semantically definite)
genitive	মরজির mōrjir
locative	মরজিতে / মরজিয় mōrjite / mōrjiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	মরজিটি , মরজিটা mōrjiṭi, mōrjiṭa		মরজিগুলি, মরজিগুলা, মরজিগুলো mōrjiguli, mōrjigula, mōrjigulō
objective	মরজিটি, মরজিটা mōrjiṭi, mōrjiṭa		মরজিগুলি, মরজিগুলা, মরজিগুলো mōrjiguli, mōrjigula, mōrjigulō
genitive	মরজিটির, মরজিটার mōrjiṭir, mōrjiṭar		মরজিগুলির, মরজিগুলার, মরজিগুলোর mōrjigulir, mōrjigular, mōrjigulōr
locative	মরজিটিতে, মরজিটাতে, মরজিটায় mōrjiṭite, mōrjiṭate, mōrjiṭaẏ		মরজিগুলিতে, মরজিগুলাতে, মরজিগুলায়, মরজিগুলোতে mōrjigulite, mōrjigulate, mōrjigulaẏ, mōrjigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “মরজি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]