महा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː/, [mɐ.ɦäː]

Adjective

महा • (mahā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَہا)

great, massive, large-scale, epic
महा संकट ― mahā saṅkaṭ ― a great disaster
valorous, heroic
एक महा वीर ― ek mahā vīr ― a noble man

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

mahā (Latin script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
মহা (Bengali script)
මහා (Sinhalese script)
မဟာ or မႁႃ (Burmese script)
มหา or มะหา (Thai script)
ᨾᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ມຫາ or ມະຫາ (Lao script)
មហា (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

महा (mahā)

ablative singular of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha
nominative/vocative plural of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha

Adjective

महा (mahā)

masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (mahant), Devanagari script form of mahant

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

মহা (Assamese script)
ᬫᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
মহা (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
မဟာ (Burmese script)
મહા (Gujarati script)
ਮਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಮಹಾ (Kannada script)
មហា (Khmer script)
ມຫາ (Lao script)
മഹാ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
ମହା (Odia script)
ꢪꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
මහා (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
மஹா (Tamil script)
మహా (Telugu script)
มหา (Thai script)
མ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/

Adjective

महा • (mahā́)

combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms

पितामह (pitāmaha)
महत्त्व (mahattva)
महर्द्धिक (maharddhika)
महर्षि (mahárṣi)
महाकवि (mahākavi)
महाकाल (mahākāla)
महाकाली (mahākālī)
महाकाव्य (mahākāvya)
महाकाश्यप (mahākāśyapa)
महागज (mahā́gaja)
महाजनपद (mahājanapada)
महात्मन् (mahātmán)
महादेव (mahādevá)
महापद्म (mahāpadma)
महाप्राण (mahāprāṇa)
महाभारत (mahābhā́rata)
महाभूत (mahābhūta)
महायान (mahāyana)
महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha)
महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)
महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra)
महार्घ (mahārga)
महार्णव (mahārṇava)
महावीर (mahāvira)
महासिद्ध (mahāsiddha)
महिला (mahīla)
महिष (mahiṣá)
महेन्द्र (mahendra)
महेश (maheśa)
महेश्वर (maheśvará)
महोत्सव (mahotsava)

Descendants

→ Hindi: महा (mahā)