𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्धमास (ardhamāsa). By surface analysis, karmadhāraya compound of 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha, “half”) +‎ 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa, “month”). Cognate with Pali aḍḍhamāsa.

Noun

𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲 (addhamāsa) m (Devanagari अद्धमास)

1. fortnight; halfmonth

   Synonym: 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁄 (addhamāso)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (addhamāsā)
Accusative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀁 (addhamāsaṃ)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (addhamāse) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (addhamāsā)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡 (addhamāseṇa) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (addhamāseṇaṃ)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (addhamāsehi) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (addhamāsehiṃ)
Dative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀅 (addhamāsāa)	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀑 (addhamāsāo) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀉 (addhamāsāu) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (addhamāsā) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (addhamāsāhi) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (addhamāsāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (addhamāsassa)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡 (addhamāsāṇa) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (addhamāsāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (addhamāsammi) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (addhamāse)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (addhamāsesu) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (addhamāsesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲 (addhamāsa) or 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (addhamāsā)	𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (addhamāsā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhamāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 30
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अद्ध”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 51.