मह
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
मह m
- Devanagari script form of maha
Declension
Declension table of "मह" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | महो (maho) | महा (mahā) |
| Accusative (second) | महं (mahaṃ) | महे (mahe) |
| Instrumental (third) | महेन (mahena) | महेहि (mahehi) or महेभि (mahebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | महस्स (mahassa) or महाय (mahāya) or महत्थं (mahatthaṃ) | महानं (mahānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | महस्मा (mahasmā) or महम्हा (mahamhā) or महा (mahā) | महेहि (mahehi) or महेभि (mahebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | महस्स (mahassa) | महानं (mahānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | महस्मिं (mahasmiṃ) or महम्हि (mahamhi) or महे (mahe) | महेसु (mahesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मह (maha) | महा (mahā) |
Adjective
मह (maha)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Latin magnus, Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Albanian madh (“large”),[1] Tocharian B māka, Persian مه.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɐ/
Adjective
मह • (mahá)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महः (maháḥ) | महौ (mahaú) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
महाः (mahā́ḥ) महासः¹ (mahā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | महम् (mahám) | महौ (mahaú) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
महान् (mahā́n) |
| instrumental | महेन (mahéna) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महैः (mahaíḥ) महेभिः¹ (mahébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महाय (mahā́ya) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महात् (mahā́t) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महस्य (mahásya) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महानाम् (mahā́nām) |
| locative | महे (mahé) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महेषु (mahéṣu) |
| vocative | मह (máha) | महौ (máhau) महा¹ (máhā¹) |
महाः (máhāḥ) महासः¹ (máhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महा (mahā́) | महे (mahé) | महाः (mahā́ḥ) |
| accusative | महाम् (mahā́m) | महे (mahé) | महाः (mahā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | महया (maháyā) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महाभिः (mahā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | महायै (mahā́yai) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महाभ्यः (mahā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महायाः (mahā́yāḥ) महायै² (mahā́yai²) |
महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महाभ्यः (mahā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महायाः (mahā́yāḥ) महायै² (mahā́yai²) |
महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महानाम् (mahā́nām) |
| locative | महायाम् (mahā́yām) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महासु (mahā́su) |
| vocative | महे (máhe) | महे (máhe) | महाः (máhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महम् (mahám) | महे (mahé) | महानि (mahā́ni) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
| accusative | महम् (mahám) | महे (mahé) | महानि (mahā́ni) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
| instrumental | महेन (mahéna) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महैः (mahaíḥ) महेभिः¹ (mahébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महाय (mahā́ya) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महात् (mahā́t) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महस्य (mahásya) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महानाम् (mahā́nām) |
| locative | महे (mahé) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महेषु (mahéṣu) |
| vocative | मह (máha) | महे (máhe) | महानि (máhāni) महा¹ (máhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
मह • (mahá) stem, m
- feast, festival
- the festival of spring
- sacrifice
- buffalo
- light, lustre, brilliance
- Ichnocarpus frutescens (black creeper)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महः (maháḥ) | महौ (mahaú) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
महाः (mahā́ḥ) महासः¹ (mahā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | महम् (mahám) | महौ (mahaú) महा¹ (mahā́¹) |
महान् (mahā́n) |
| instrumental | महेन (mahéna) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महैः (mahaíḥ) महेभिः¹ (mahébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महाय (mahā́ya) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महात् (mahā́t) | महाभ्याम् (mahā́bhyām) | महेभ्यः (mahébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महस्य (mahásya) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महानाम् (mahā́nām) |
| locative | महे (mahé) | महयोः (maháyoḥ) | महेषु (mahéṣu) |
| vocative | मह (máha) | महौ (máhau) महा¹ (máhā¹) |
महाः (máhāḥ) महासः¹ (máhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.