महारिय

Apabhramsa

Compound of मह (maha) +‎ कारिय (kāriya).

The first part is derived from Prakrit 𑀫𑀳 (maha, genitive singular), from Sanskrit मह्यम् (mahyam, dative of अहम् (aham)).

The second part is from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀬 (kāriya), from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya), whose variant in 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera) gives rise to the variant मेर (mera) of this word. The medial -k- has been lost between vowels.

महारिय (mahāriya)^[1]

Declension of महारिय (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	महारियु (mahāriyu)	महारिय (mahāriya)
Accusative	महारियु (mahāriyu)	महारिय (mahāriya)
Instrumental	महारियें (mahāriyeṃ) or महारियेणं (mahāriyeṇaṃ) or महारियेण (mahāriyeṇa)	महारिय (mahāriya) or महारियेहिं (mahāriyehiṃ)
Dative	महारियहो (mahāriyaho) or महारियसु (mahāriyasu) or महारियस्सु (mahāriyassu)	महारियहं (mahāriyahaṃ)
Ablative	महारियहे (mahāriyahe) or महारियहु (mahāriyahu)	महारियहुं (mahāriyahuṃ)
Genitive	महारियहो (mahāriyaho) or महारियसु (mahāriyasu) or महारियस्सु (mahāriyassu)	महारियहं (mahāriyahaṃ) or महारियाणं (mahāriyāṇaṃ) or महारियाण (mahāriyāṇa)
Locative	महारियि (mahāriyi) or महारिये (mahāriye)	महारियहिं (mahāriyahiṃ)
Vocative	महारिय (mahāriya)	महारियहो (mahāriyaho)

Declension of महारिया (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	महारिया (mahāriyā)	महारियाओ (mahāriyāo)
Accusative	महारिया (mahāriyā)	महारियाओ (mahāriyāo)
Instrumental	महारियए (mahāriyae)	महारियहिं (mahāriyahiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	महारियहे (mahāriyahe)	महारियहु (mahāriyahu)
Genitive	महारियहे (mahāriyahe)	महारियहु (mahāriyahu)
Locative	महारियहि (mahāriyahi)	महारियहिं (mahāriyahiṃ)
Vocative	महारियए (mahāriyae)	महारियहो (mahāriyaho)

Declension of महारिय (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	महारियु (mahāriyu)	महारिय (mahāriya) or महारियइं (mahāriyaïṃ) or महारियाइं (mahāriyāiṃ)
Accusative	महारियु (mahāriyu)	महारिय (mahāriya) or महारियइं (mahāriyaïṃ) or महारियाइं (mahāriyāiṃ)
Instrumental	महारियें (mahāriyeṃ) or महारियेणं (mahāriyeṇaṃ) or महारियेण (mahāriyeṇa)	महारिय (mahāriya) or महारियेहिं (mahāriyehiṃ)
Dative	महारियहो (mahāriyaho) or महारियसु (mahāriyasu) or महारियस्सु (mahāriyassu)	महारियहं (mahāriyahaṃ)
Ablative	महारियहे (mahāriyahe) or महारियहु (mahāriyahu)	महारियहुं (mahāriyahuṃ)
Genitive	महारियहो (mahāriyaho) or महारियसु (mahāriyasu) or महारियस्सु (mahāriyassu)	महारियहं (mahāriyahaṃ) or महारियाणं (mahāriyāṇaṃ) or महारियाण (mahāriyāṇa)
Locative	महारियि (mahāriyi) or महारिये (mahāriye)	महारियहिं (mahāriyahiṃ)
Vocative	महारिय (mahāriya)	महारियहो (mahāriyaho)

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahāriya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554: “Ap. mahāriya-, mēra-”