महत्त्व

Hindi

Alternative forms

महत्व (mahatva)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महत्त्व (maháttva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦət̪.t̪ʋᵊ/, [mɛ.ɦɛt̪̚.t̪wᵊ]

Noun

महत्त्व • (mahattva) m (Urdu spelling مہتو)

1. importance, significance

   Synonym: महत्ता (mahattā)

   इस युद्ध से हम कुछ भी ऐतिहासिक महत्त्व नहीं देते।

   is yuddh se ham kuch bhī aitihāsik mahattva nahī̃ dete.

   We attach no historical significance to this battle.

   तुम इस कार्य का महत्त्व नहीं समझते।

   tum is kārya kā mahattva nahī̃ samajhte.

   You do not understand the importance of this work.

Declension

Declension of महत्त्व (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महत्त्व mahattva	महत्त्व mahattva
oblique	महत्त्व mahattva	महत्त्वों mahattvõ
vocative	महत्त्व mahattva	महत्त्वो mahattvo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महत्त्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “महत्त्व”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Alternative forms

• महत्व (mahatva) (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महत्त्व (mahattva). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva), Gujarati મહત્ત્વ (mahattva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦət̪.t̪ʋə/, [mət̪.t̪ʋə]

Noun

महत्त्व • (mahattva) n

1. importance, significance
2. greatness

Declension

Declension of महत्त्व (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	महत्त्व mahattva
direct plural	महत्त्वे, महत्त्वं mahattve, mahattva
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	महत्त्व mahattva		महत्त्वे, महत्त्वं mahattve, mahattva
oblique सामान्यरूप	महत्त्वा mahattvā		महत्त्वां- mahattvān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	महत्त्वाला mahattvālā		महत्त्वांना mahattvānnā
ergative	महत्त्वाने, महत्त्वानं mahattvāne, mahattvāna		महत्त्वांनी mahattvānnī
instrumental	महत्त्वाशी mahattvāśī		महत्त्वांशी mahattvānśī
locative सप्तमी	महत्त्वात mahattvāt		महत्त्वांत mahattvāt
vocative संबोधन	महत्त्वा mahattvā		महत्त्वांनो mahattvānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of महत्त्व (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	महत्त्वाचा mahattvāċā	महत्त्वाचे mahattvāċe	महत्त्वाची mahattvācī	महत्त्वाच्या mahattvācā	महत्त्वाचे, महत्त्वाचं mahattvāċe, mahattvāċa	महत्त्वाची mahattvācī	महत्त्वाच्या mahattvācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	महत्त्वांचा mahattvānċā	महत्त्वांचे mahattvānċe	महत्त्वांची mahattvāñcī	महत्त्वांच्या mahattvāncā	महत्त्वांचे, महत्त्वांचं mahattvānċe, mahattvānċa	महत्त्वांची mahattvāñcī	महत्त्वांच्या mahattvāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• महत्त्वाचे (mahattvāce, “important”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “महत्त्व”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “महत्व”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “महत्”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Etymology

From महत् (mahat, “great”) +‎ -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɐt.tʋɐ/, [mɐ.ɦɐt̚.tʋɐ]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɦɐt̪.t̪ʋɐ/, [mɐˈɦɐt̪̚.t̪ʋɐ]

Noun

महत्त्व • (mahattva) stem, n

1. greatness, the quality of being great

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महत्त्व (mahattva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महत्त्वम् mahattvam	महत्त्वे mahattve	महत्त्वानि / महत्त्वा¹ mahattvāni / mahattvā¹
Vocative	महत्त्व mahattva	महत्त्वे mahattve	महत्त्वानि / महत्त्वा¹ mahattvāni / mahattvā¹
Accusative	महत्त्वम् mahattvam	महत्त्वे mahattve	महत्त्वानि / महत्त्वा¹ mahattvāni / mahattvā¹
Instrumental	महत्त्वेन mahattvena	महत्त्वाभ्याम् mahattvābhyām	महत्त्वैः / महत्त्वेभिः¹ mahattvaiḥ / mahattvebhiḥ¹
Dative	महत्त्वाय mahattvāya	महत्त्वाभ्याम् mahattvābhyām	महत्त्वेभ्यः mahattvebhyaḥ
Ablative	महत्त्वात् mahattvāt	महत्त्वाभ्याम् mahattvābhyām	महत्त्वेभ्यः mahattvebhyaḥ
Genitive	महत्त्वस्य mahattvasya	महत्त्वयोः mahattvayoḥ	महत्त्वानाम् mahattvānām
Locative	महत्त्वे mahattve	महत्त्वयोः mahattvayoḥ	महत्त्वेषु mahattveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: mahatta
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀡 (mahattaṇa)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: މެހެތި (meheti)
      • Sinhalese: මහත (mahata)
  • Western:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: mahatt

        Gurmukhi script: ਮਹੱਤ

        Shahmukhi script: مَہَتّ

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahattva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571