मह
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "मह" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | महो (maho) | महा (mahā) |
| Accusative (second) | महं (mahaṃ) | महे (mahe) |
| Instrumental (third) | महेन (mahena) | महेहि (mahehi) or महेभि (mahebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | महस्स (mahassa) or महाय (mahāya) or महत्थं (mahatthaṃ) | महानं (mahānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | महस्मा (mahasmā) or महम्हा (mahamhā) or महा (mahā) | महेहि (mahehi) or महेभि (mahebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | महस्स (mahassa) | महानं (mahānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | महस्मिं (mahasmiṃ) or महम्हि (mahamhi) or महे (mahe) | महेसु (mahesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मह (maha) | महा (mahā) |
Adjective
मह
- masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (mahant), Devanagari script form of mahant
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Latin magnus, Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Albanian madh (“large”),[1] Tocharian B māka, Persian مه.
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मह (mahá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महः maháḥ |
महौ mahaú |
महाः / महासः¹ mahā́ḥ / mahā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मह máha |
महौ máhau |
महाः / महासः¹ máhāḥ / máhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | महम् mahám |
महौ mahaú |
महान् mahā́n |
| Instrumental | महेन mahéna |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महैः / महेभिः¹ mahaíḥ / mahébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महाय mahā́ya |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महात् mahā́t |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महस्य mahásya |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महानाम् mahā́nām |
| Locative | महे mahé |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महेषु mahéṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ā-stem declension of महा (mahā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महा mahā́ |
महे mahé |
महाः mahā́ḥ |
| Vocative | महे máhe |
महे máhe |
महाः máhāḥ |
| Accusative | महाम् mahā́m |
महे mahé |
महाः mahā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | महया / महा¹ maháyā / mahā́¹ |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महाभिः mahā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | महायै mahā́yai |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महाभ्यः mahā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महायाः mahā́yāḥ |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महाभ्यः mahā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महायाः mahā́yāḥ |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महानाम् mahā́nām |
| Locative | महायाम् mahā́yām |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महासु mahā́su |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of मह (mahá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महम् mahám |
महे mahé |
महानि / महा¹ mahā́ni / mahā́¹ |
| Vocative | मह máha |
महे máhe |
महानि / महा¹ máhāni / máhā¹ |
| Accusative | महम् mahám |
महे mahé |
महानि / महा¹ mahā́ni / mahā́¹ |
| Instrumental | महेन mahéna |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महैः / महेभिः¹ mahaíḥ / mahébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महाय mahā́ya |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महात् mahā́t |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महस्य mahásya |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महानाम् mahā́nām |
| Locative | महे mahé |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महेषु mahéṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Noun
मह • (mahá) m
- feast, festival
- the festival of spring
- sacrifice
- buffalo
- light, lustre, brilliance
- Ichnocarpus frutescens (black creeper)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मह (mahá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महः maháḥ |
महौ mahaú |
महाः / महासः¹ mahā́ḥ / mahā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मह máha |
महौ máhau |
महाः / महासः¹ máhāḥ / máhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | महम् mahám |
महौ mahaú |
महान् mahā́n |
| Instrumental | महेन mahéna |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महैः / महेभिः¹ mahaíḥ / mahébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | महाय mahā́ya |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महात् mahā́t |
महाभ्याम् mahā́bhyām |
महेभ्यः mahébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महस्य mahásya |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महानाम् mahā́nām |
| Locative | महे mahé |
महयोः maháyoḥ |
महेषु mahéṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.
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