अमिताभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.mɪ.t̪ɑːbʱ/, [ɐ.mɪ.t̪äːbʱ]

Adjective

अमिताभ • (amitābh) (indeclinable)

1. having unmeasurable splendor, boundless light, immense radiance

   सूर्य का अमिताभ प्रकाश पूरे जगत को आलोकित करता है।

   sūrya kā amitābh prakāś pūre jagat ko ālokit kartā hai.

   The boundless light of the sun illuminates the entire world.

Noun

अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

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

Declension

Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)

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

Proper noun

अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

1. a male given name, Amitābha, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अमिताभ (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अमिताभ amitābh
oblique	अमिताभ amitābh
vocative	अमिताभ amitābh

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अमिताभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 293
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अमिताभ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 41

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, “unmeasured”) +‎ आभा (ābhā, “light”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mi.t̪ɑː.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अमिताभः (amitābhaḥ)	अमिताभौ (amitābhau)	अमिताभाः (amitābhāḥ)
accusative	अमिताभम् (amitābham)	अमिताभौ (amitābhau)	अमिताभान् (amitābhān)
instrumental	अमिताभेन (amitābhena)	अमिताभाभ्याम् (amitābhābhyām)	अमिताभैः (amitābhaiḥ)
dative	अमिताभाय (amitābhāya)	अमिताभाभ्याम् (amitābhābhyām)	अमिताभेभ्यः (amitābhebhyaḥ)
ablative	अमिताभात् (amitābhāt)	अमिताभाभ्याम् (amitābhābhyām)	अमिताभेभ्यः (amitābhebhyaḥ)
genitive	अमिताभस्य (amitābhasya)	अमिताभयोः (amitābhayoḥ)	अमिताभानाम् (amitābhānām)
locative	अमिताभे (amitābhe)	अमिताभयोः (amitābhayoḥ)	अमिताभेषु (amitābheṣu)
vocative	अमिताभ (amitābha)	अमिताभौ (amitābhau)	अमिताभाः (amitābhāḥ)