Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian برابر (barābar). Compare Gujarati બરાબર (barābar), Hindustani بَرَابَر (barābar) / बराबर (barābar), Punjabi ਬਰਾਬਰ (barābar) / بَرابَر (barābar), Bengali বরাবর (borabor).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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बरोबर (barobar)

  1. correct, exact
    हे उत्तर बरोबर आहेhe uttar barobar āhe.This answer is correct.
  2. proper

Adverb

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बरोबर (barobar)

  1. correctly, exactly
  2. along
  3. together

Postposition

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बरोबर (barobar)

  1. with
    Synonym: सोबत (sobat)
    माझ्या बरोबर ये.mājhyā barobar ye.Come with me.
  2. immediately after, as soon as
  3. equal to
    दोन अधिक दोन बरोबर चार.don adhik don barobar cār.Two plus two equals four.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बरोबर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बराबर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 104
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