obhāsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀑𑀪𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ओभास (Devanagari script)
• ওভাস (Bengali script)
• ඔභාස (Sinhalese script)
• ဩဘာသ or ဢေႃꧤႃသ (Burmese script)
• โอภาส or โอภาสะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩰᨽᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂອຠາສ or ໂອຠາສະ (Lao script)
• ឲភាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄮𑄞𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

From obhāsati (“to shine”). Compare with Sanskrit अवभास (avabhāsa).

Noun

obhāsa m

1. light
2. appearance

Declension

Declension table of "obhāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	obhāso	obhāsā
Accusative (second)	obhāsaṃ	obhāse
Instrumental (third)	obhāsena	obhāsehi or obhāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	obhāsassa or obhāsāya or obhāsatthaṃ	obhāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	obhāsasmā or obhāsamhā or obhāsā	obhāsehi or obhāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	obhāsassa	obhāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	obhāsasmiṃ or obhāsamhi or obhāse	obhāsesu
Vocative (calling)	obhāsa	obhāsā

Verb

obhāsa

1. second-person singular imperative active of obhāsati (“to shine”)

Etymology 2

Verb

obhāsa

1. second-person singular imperative active of obhāsati (“to speak at”)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “obhāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead