Athi, Aṭhī: 2 definitions

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Athi means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aṭhī (अठी).—f A corrugation or wrinkle of the brow. v ghāla. Ex. ēka hyāsa pāhatāṃ dṛṣṭīṃ || kapāḷāsi ghālatī aṭhī || 2 fig. A knot in the mind, a prejudice. v dhara. 3 fig. A hard and tough point; a knotty particular. 4 The nāḍā or cord worn around the arm in the Muharram. 5 (aṣṭi S) The seed-stone of the jack, toran, bor, wild plum, date &c. 6 In games of marbles. The thumb depressed. See aṭa. aṭhī kamarēsa ghālaṇēṃ To grasp (a person) around the waist. aṭhī ghālaṇēṃ To clasp or embrace.

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āthi (आथि).—(Constantly occurring in poetry for āhē.) Is, there is. Also āthilā for asalā or jhālā. Ex. kāmēṃ āthilā maithunā righē || Also guṇapañcakēṃ dharitrī āthilī || āthilā is an antiquated form of the past tense of asaṇēṃ in like manner with dhāvinnalā, kōpinnalā, vāḍhinnalā, mōhiyēlā, sāṇḍiyēlā, paḍiyēlā, jāṇitalā, bōliyēlā, giḷiyēlā, rākhiyēlā &c. &c. There are not āthaṇēṃ, dhāvinnaṇēṃ, kōpinnaṇēṃ, mōhiyēṇēṃ, sāṇḍiyēṇēṃ &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aṭhī (अठी).—f A wrinkle of the brow. A prejudice.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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