महामहिम
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महामहिमन् (mahāmahiman). By surface analysis, महा- (mahā-) + महिमा (mahimā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.mə.ɦɪm/, [mɐ.ɦäː.mɐ.ɦɪ̃m]
Adjective
महामहिम • (mahāmahim) (indeclinable)
Noun
महामहिम • (mahāmahim) m
- one having great glory, power or majesty; used as a respectful term of address
- 2018–2019, “Great Escape”, in Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series), episode 16, spoken by Amātya Rākṣasa (Nimai Bali), via Sony Entertainment Television:
- महामहिम। संभावनाएँ और अनुमान सदैव सत्य नहीं होते। और आपको भली भाँति ज्ञात है कि मैं किसी भी स्थिति में आपके समक्ष असत्य नहीं बोल सकता।
- mahāmhim. sambhāvnāẽ aur anumān sadaiv satya nahī̃ hote. aur āpko bhalī bhā̃ti jñāt hai ki ma͠i kisī bhī sthiti mẽ āpke samakṣ asatya nahī̃ bol saktā.
- Your Highness. Possibilities and estimations are not always true. And you know well that in any situation, I cannot speak a lie in front of you.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | महामहिम mahāmhim |
महामहिम mahāmhim |
| oblique | महामहिम mahāmhim |
महामहिमों mahāmhimõ |
| vocative | महामहिम mahāmhim |
महामहिमो mahāmhimo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “महामहिम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3849