मह

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

मह m

  1. Devanagari script form of maha

Declension

Adjective

मह (maha)

  1. Devanagari script form of maha, masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (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), Tocharian B māka, Persian مه.

Pronunciation

Adjective

मह (mahá)

  1. great, large, big, mighty, strong, abundant

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मह (mahá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महः
maháḥ
महौ / महा¹
mahaú / mahā́¹
महाः / महासः¹
mahā́ḥ / mahā́saḥ¹
Vocative मह
máha
महौ / महा¹
máhau / máhā¹
महाः / महासः¹
máhāḥ / máhāsaḥ¹
Accusative महम्
mahám
महौ / महा¹
mahaú / mahā́¹
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
  • ¹Vedic
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 / महायै²
mahā́yāḥ / mahā́yai²
महाभ्याम्
mahā́bhyām
महाभ्यः
mahā́bhyaḥ
Genitive महायाः / महायै²
mahā́yāḥ / mahā́yai²
महयोः
maháyoḥ
महानाम्
mahā́nām
Locative महायाम्
mahā́yām
महयोः
maháyoḥ
महासु
mahā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
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
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

मह (mahá) stemm

  1. feast, festival
  2. the festival of spring
  3. sacrifice
  4. buffalo
  5. light, lustre, brilliance
  6. Ichnocarpus frutescens (black creeper)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मह (mahá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महः
maháḥ
महौ / महा¹
mahaú / mahā́¹
महाः / महासः¹
mahā́ḥ / mahā́saḥ¹
Vocative मह
máha
महौ / महा¹
máhau / máhā¹
महाः / महासः¹
máhāḥ / máhāsaḥ¹
Accusative महम्
mahám
महौ / महा¹
mahaú / mahā́¹
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
  • ¹Vedic

References

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.