মাহ

See also: মা

Assamese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Early Assamese মাস (maso), from Sanskrit মাস (māsa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʱ/

Noun

মাহ • (mah)

month

Declension

Inflection of মাহ

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	mah	মাহটো mahtü	মাহকেইটা mahkeita	মাহবোৰ mahbür	মাহবিলাক mahbilak
ergative	মাহে mahe	মাহটোৱে mahtüe	মাহকেইটাই mahkeitai	মাহবোৰে mahbüre	মাহবিলাকে mahbilake
accusative	মাহক mahok	মাহটোক mahtük	মাহকেইটাক mahkeitak	মাহবোৰক mahbürok	মাহবিলাকক mahbilakok
genitive	মাহৰ mahor	মাহটোৰ mahtür	মাহকেইটাৰ mahkeitar	মাহবোৰৰ mahbüror	মাহবিলাকৰ mahbilakor
dative	মাহলৈ maholoi	মাহটোলৈ mahtüloi	মাহকেইটালৈ mahkeitaloi	মাহবোৰলৈ mahbüroloi	মাহবিলাকলৈ mahbilakoloi
terminative	মাহলৈকে maholoike	মাহটোলৈকে mahtüloike	মাহকেইটালৈকে mahkeitaloike	মাহবোৰলৈকে mahbüroloike	মাহবিলাকলৈকে mahbilakoloike
instrumental	মাহেৰে mahere	মাহটোৰে mahtüre	মাহকেইটাৰে mahkeitare	মাহবোৰেৰে mahbürere	মাহবিলাকেৰে mahbilakere
locative	মাহত mahot	মাহটোত mahtüt	মাহকেইটাত mahkeitat	মাহবোৰত mahbürot	মাহবিলাকত mahbilakot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit মাষ (māṣa, “bean”).

Noun

মাহ • (mah)

bean, pea, all kinds of pulse
mole (on human skin)

Declension

(uncounted):

Inflection of মাহ

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		specific	not specific
		specific	regular	formal	very formal
absolutive	mah	মাহখিনি mahkhini	মাহবোৰ mahbür	মাহবিলাক mahbilak	মাহসমূহ mahxomuh
ergative	মাহে mahe	মাহখিনিয়ে mahkhinie	মাহবোৰে mahbüre	মাহবিলাকে mahbilake	মাহসমূহে mahxomuhe
accusative	মাহক mahok	মাহখিনিক mahkhinik	মাহবোৰক mahbürok	মাহবিলাকক mahbilakok	মাহসমূহক mahxomuhok
genitive	মাহৰ mahor	মাহখিনিৰ mahkhinir	মাহবোৰৰ mahbüror	মাহবিলাকৰ mahbilakor	মাহসমূহৰ mahxomuhor
dative	মাহলৈ maholoi	মাহখিনিলৈ mahkhiniloi	মাহবোৰলৈ mahbüroloi	মাহবিলাকলৈ mahbilakoloi	মাহসমূহলৈ mahxomuholoi
instrumental	মাহেৰে mahere	মাহখিনিৰে mahkhinire	মাহবোৰেৰে mahbürere	মাহবিলাকেৰে mahbilakere	মাহসমূহেৰে mahxomuhere
locative	মাহত mahot	মাহখিনিত mahkhinit	মাহবোৰত mahbürot	মাহবিলাকত mahbilakot	মাহসমূহত mahxomuhot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

মটৰমাহ (motromah)
মাটিমাহ (matimah)
লেচেৰীমাহ (leserimah)

Bengali

Alternative forms

মাহা (maha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mâh). Doublet of মাস (maś).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /maho/, [ˈmahoˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /maho/, [ˈmahoˑ]
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Noun

মাহ • (maho)

month
মাহে রমজান এলো
mahe romojan elō
The month of Ramadan has come

এ ভরা বাদর, মাহ ভাদর
e bhora bador, maho bhador
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Vidyapati

References

Accessible Dictionary, “মাহ, মাহা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মাহ, মাহা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh