अमिताभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha).

Proper noun

अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

1. a male given name, Amitabh, from Sanskrit

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभ amitābh
oblique	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभों amitābhõ
vocative	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभो amitābho

Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)

Noun

अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

1. (Buddhism) Synonym of अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh, “Amitābha Buddha”)
2. (Hinduism) Amitābha (a class of deities)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभ amitābh
oblique	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभों amitābhõ
vocative	अमिताभ amitābh	अमिताभो amitābho

Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অমিতাভ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬫᬶᬢᬵᬪ (Balinese script)
• অমিতাভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰦𑰰𑰝𑰯𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀢𑀸𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• အမိတာဘ (Burmese script)
• અમિતાભ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਮਿਤਾਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌭 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦩꦶꦠꦴꦨ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂧𑂱𑂞𑂰𑂦 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಮಿತಾಭ (Kannada script)
• អមិតាភ (Khmer script)
• ອມິຕາຠ (Lao script)
• അമിതാഭ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠮᡳᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘦𑘱𑘝𑘰𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠮᠢᢐᠠᢗᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧆𑧒𑦽𑧑𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐩𑐶𑐟𑐵𑐨 (Newa script)
• ଅମିତାଭ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢪꢶꢡꢵꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆩𑆴𑆠𑆳𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖦𑖰𑖝𑖯𑖥 (Siddham script)
• අමිතාභ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩴𑩑𑩫𑩛𑩳 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚢𑚮𑚙𑚭𑚡 (Takri script)
• அமிதாப⁴ (Tamil script)
• అమితాభ (Telugu script)
• อมิตาภ (Thai script)
• ཨ་མི་ཏཱ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒧𑒱𑒞𑒰𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨢𑨁𑨙𑨊𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Tatpuruṣa compound of अमित (amita, “measureless”) +‎ आभा (ābhā, “light”).^[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.miˈt̪ɑː.bʱɐ/

Proper noun

अमिताभ • (amitābha) stem, m

1. (Buddhism) Amitābha, the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism, a branch of Mahayana

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अमिताभ (amitābha)
	Singular
Nominative	अमिताभः amitābhaḥ
Vocative	अमिताभ amitābha
Accusative	अमिताभम् amitābham
Instrumental	अमिताभेन amitābhena
Dative	अमिताभाय amitābhāya
Ablative	अमिताभात् amitābhāt
Genitive	अमिताभस्य amitābhasya
Locative	अमिताभे amitābhe

References

1. Land of Bliss: The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light : Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutras. (2002). India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, p. 282
2. https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/5.html#amitaa
3. Burnouf, E. (2010). Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press, p. 139