मह

See also: मह्, मुँह, मुहु, and मेंह

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• maha (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• মহ (Bengali script)
• මහ (Sinhalese script)
• မဟ or မႁ (Burmese script)
• มห or มะหะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫ or ມະຫະ (Lao script)
• មហ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦 (Chakma script)

Noun

मह m

1. Devanagari script form of maha

Declension

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)

Declension table of "मह" (masculine)

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”),^[1] Tocharian B māka, Persian مه.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɐ/

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) stem, m

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.