गोळा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘻𑘯𑘰 (goḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀅 (golaa), from Sanskrit गोलक (golaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.ɭ̆a/

Adjective

गोळा • (goḷā) (indeclinable)

  1. gathered, collected, consolidated
    Synonyms: जमा (jamā), एकत्रित (ekatrit)

Noun

गोळा • (goḷām

  1. a globe or ball; a rounded mass.
  2. a mass, lump, clod, or clot.
  3. a ball of shaved ice, typically flavored with sweet syrups; a popular street food.
  4. an assemblage; a gathering of persons, animals, or things.
    Near-synonyms: मेळावा (meḷāvā), संमेलन (sammelan)
  5. (figurative, dated sense) a helpless wretch, especially one without arms and legs, or without the power to use them.

Declension

Declension of गोळा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
गोळा
gōḷā
direct
plural
गोळे
gōḷe
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
गोळा
gōḷā
गोळे
gōḷe
oblique
सामान्यरूप
गोळ्या
gōḷyā
गोळ्यां-
gōḷyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
गोळ्याला
gōḷyālā
गोळ्यांना
gōḷyānnā
ergative गोळ्याने, गोळ्यानं
gōḷyāne, gōḷyāna
गोळ्यांनी
gōḷyānnī
instrumental गोळ्याशी
gōḷyāśī
गोळ्यांशी
gōḷyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
गोळ्यात
gōḷyāt
गोळ्यांत
gōḷyāt
vocative
संबोधन
गोळ्या
gōḷyā
गोळ्यांनो
gōḷyānno
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 गोळा (masc ā-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
गोळ्याचा
gōḷyāċā
गोळ्याचे
gōḷyāċe
गोळ्याची
gōḷyācī
गोळ्याच्या
gōḷyācā
गोळ्याचे, गोळ्याचं
gōḷyāċe, gōḷyāċa
गोळ्याची
gōḷyācī
गोळ्याच्या
gōḷyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
गोळ्यांचा
gōḷyānċā
गोळ्यांचे
gōḷyānċe
गोळ्यांची
gōḷyāñcī
गोळ्यांच्या
gōḷyāncā
गोळ्यांचे, गोळ्यांचं
gōḷyānċe, gōḷyānċa
गोळ्यांची
gōḷyāñcī
गोळ्यांच्या
gōḷyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

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