महा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महत् (mahat).

Adjective

महा • (mahā)

1. great, massive, large-scale, epic

   (deprecated template usage) महा संकट ― mahā saṅkaṭ ― a great disaster

2. valorous, heroic

   (deprecated template usage) एक महा वीर ― ek mahā vīr ― a noble man

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

महा (mahā)

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

Adjective

महा (mahā)

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

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Sanskrit

Adjective

महा • (mahā́)

1. Combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms

• महात्मन् (mahātman)
• महाभारत (mahābhārata)
• महाराजन् (mahārājan)
• महार्षि (mahārṣi)
• महेश्वर (maheśvara)