महा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː/, [mɐ.ɦäː]

Adjective[edit]

महा • (mahā)

great, massive, large-scale, epic
महा संकट ― mahā saṅkaṭ ― a great disaster
valorous, heroic
एक महा वीर ― ek mahā vīr ― a noble man

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

mahā (Latin script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
মহা (Bengali script)
මහා (Sinhalese script)
မဟာ or မႁႃ (Burmese script)
มหา or มะหา (Thai script)
ᨾᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ມຫາ or ມະຫາ (Lao script)
មហា (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun[edit]

महा (mahā)

ablative singular of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha
nominative/vocative plural of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha

Adjective[edit]

महा (mahā)

masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (mahant), Devanagari script form of mahant

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Alternative scripts

মহা (Assamese script)
ᬫᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
মহা (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
မဟာ (Burmese script)
મહા (Gujarati script)
ਮਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಮಹಾ (Kannada script)
មហា (Khmer script)
ມຫາ (Lao script)
മഹാ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
ମହା (Odia script)
ꢪꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
මහා (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
மஹா (Tamil script)
మహా (Telugu script)
มหา (Thai script)
མ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɑː/

Adjective[edit]

महा • (mahā́)

Combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms[edit]

महागज (mahāgaja)
महात्मन् (mahātman)
महाभारत (mahābhārata)
महाराजन् (mahārājan)
महर्षि (maharṣi)
महेश्वर (maheśvara)
महादेव (mahādeva)
महासिद्ध (mahāsiddha)

Descendants[edit]

→ Hindi: महा (mahā)

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