pabhāva

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀧𑀪𑀸𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • पभाव (Devanagari script)
  • পভাৰ (Bengali script)
  • පභාව (Sinhalese script)
  • ပဘာဝ or ပꧤႃဝ (Burmese script)
  • ปภาว or ปะภาวะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᨽᩣᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປຠາວ or ປະຠາວະ (Lao script)
  • បភាវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄞𑄂𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀯 (pahāva), 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀬 (pahāya).

Noun

pabhāva m

  1. might, power, strength

Declension

Declension table of "pabhāva" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pabhāvopabhāvā
Accusative (second)pabhāvaṃpabhāve
Instrumental (third)pabhāvenapabhāvehi or pabhāvebhi
Dative (fourth)pabhāvassa or pabhāvāya or pabhāvatthaṃpabhāvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pabhāvasmā or pabhāvamhā or pabhāvāpabhāvehi or pabhāvebhi
Genitive (sixth)pabhāvassapabhāvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pabhāvasmiṃ or pabhāvamhi or pabhāvepabhāvesu
Vocative (calling)pabhāvapabhāvā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pabhāva”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 415
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