मृत्यु (mrityu)
noun
A single-sense, formal/literary noun meaning 'death'; the everyday spoken word for the same idea is मौत (maut).
Sense
1
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death
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मौत (maut, everyday word), निधन (nidhan, formal, used for respected/notable people), देहांत (dehaant, formal, respectful), मरण (maran, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet मृत्यु (mrityu) constantly in news headlines, official announcements, and philosophical or religious discussion (as in the phrase जीवन और मृत्यु (jiivan aur mrityu, 'life and death')), while मौत (maut) is what people actually say at home or on the street. Choosing between them is a nice early lesson in Hindi's formal/everyday register split, much like जल (jal) versus पानी (paanii) for water.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मृत्यु (mrityu) in casual speech where a native speaker would simply say मौत (maut); मृत्यु (mrityu) sounds bookish or formal in everyday conversation, more at home in news reports, obituaries, or solemn contexts. 2) For someone's passing in polite conversation, निधन (nidhan) or देहांत (dehaant) is often preferred over मृत्यु (mrityu) or मौत (maut) as a mark of respect.
Sample Sentences:
दुर्घटना में तीन लोगों की मृत्यु हो गई।
Three people died in the accident.
(durghatnaa men tiin logon kii mrityu ho gaii।)
जीवन और मृत्यु का रहस्य कोई नहीं जानता।
No one knows the mystery of life and death.
(jiivan aur mrityu kaa rahasy koii nahiin jaantaa।)
राष्ट्रपति की मृत्यु की खबर सुनकर देश में शोक की लहर दौड़ गई।
On hearing the news of the president's death, a wave of mourning swept through the country.
(raashtrapti kii mrityu kii khabar sunkar desh men shok kii lahar daud gaii।)
अगर उसे समय पर इलाज मिलता तो शायद उसकी मृत्यु न होती।
If he had gotten treatment on time, perhaps he would not have died.
(agar use samay par ilaaj miltaa to shaayad uskii mrityu n hotii।)
मृत्यु के बाद आत्मा का क्या होता है, यह प्रश्न सदियों से पूछा जाता रहा है।
What happens to the soul after death is a question that has been asked for centuries.
(mrityu ke baad aatmaa kaa kyaa hotaa hai, yah prashn sadiyon se poochhaa jaataa rahaa hai।)
मंत्री ने घोषणा की कि हादसे में मृत्यु पाने वालों के परिवारों को मुआवजा दिया जाएगा।
The minister announced that the families of those who died in the accident would be given compensation.
(mantrii ne ghoshnaa kii ki haadse men mrityu paane vaalon ke parivaaron ko muaavjaa diyaa jaaegaa।)
गुरु जी कहते थे कि मृत्यु से डरना नहीं चाहिए, बल्कि उसे स्वीकार करना चाहिए।
The guru used to say that one should not fear death but rather accept it.
(guru jii kahte the ki mrityu se darnaa nahiin chaahie, balki use sviikaar karnaa chaahie।)
कृपया मृत्यु प्रमाण पत्र के लिए यह फॉर्म भरें।
Please fill out this form for the death certificate.
(kripyaa mrityu pramaan patr ke lie yah phorm bharen।)
गीता में कहा गया है कि आत्मा की मृत्यु नहीं होती।
It is said in the Gita that the soul does not die.
(giitaa men kahaa gayaa hai ki aatmaa kii mrityu nahiin hotii।)
अस्पताल के रिकॉर्ड के अनुसार, मृत्यु का कारण हृदयगति रुकना बताया गया है।
According to hospital records, the cause of death has been stated as cardiac arrest.
(asptaal ke rikord ke anusaar, mrityu kaa kaaran hridyagti ruknaa bataayaa gayaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
मृत्यु
(mrityu)
(sg.f.oblique):
मृत्यु
(mrityu)
(pl.f.direct):
मृत्युएँ
(mrityuen)
(pl.f.oblique):
मृत्युओं
(mrityuon)