paṭhama

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀞𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• पठम (Devanagari script)
• পঠম (Bengali script)
• පඨම (Sinhalese script)
• ပဌမ or ပꩧမ (Burmese script)
• ปฐม or ปะฐะมะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨮᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຐມ or ປະຐະມະ (Lao script)
• បឋម (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄒𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama).

Numeral

paṭhama

1. first

Adjective

paṭhama

1. primary, first
2. foremost

Declension

Declension table of "paṭhama" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paṭhamo	paṭhamā
Accusative (second)	paṭhamaṃ	paṭhame
Instrumental (third)	paṭhamena	paṭhamehi or paṭhamebhi
Dative (fourth)	paṭhamassa or paṭhamāya or paṭhamatthaṃ	paṭhamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paṭhamasmā or paṭhamamhā or paṭhamā	paṭhamehi or paṭhamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paṭhamassa	paṭhamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paṭhamasmiṃ or paṭhamamhi or paṭhame	paṭhamesu
Vocative (calling)	paṭhama	paṭhamā

Declension table of "paṭhamā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paṭhamā	paṭhamāyo or paṭhamā
Accusative (second)	paṭhamaṃ	paṭhamāyo or paṭhamā
Instrumental (third)	paṭhamāya	paṭhamāhi or paṭhamābhi
Dative (fourth)	paṭhamāya	paṭhamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paṭhamāya	paṭhamāhi or paṭhamābhi
Genitive (sixth)	paṭhamāya	paṭhamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paṭhamāya or paṭhamāyaṃ	paṭhamāsu
Vocative (calling)	paṭhame	paṭhamāyo or paṭhamā

Declension table of "paṭhama" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paṭhamaṃ	paṭhamāni
Accusative (second)	paṭhamaṃ	paṭhamāni
Instrumental (third)	paṭhamena	paṭhamehi or paṭhamebhi
Dative (fourth)	paṭhamassa or paṭhamāya or paṭhamatthaṃ	paṭhamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paṭhamasmā or paṭhamamhā or paṭhamā	paṭhamehi or paṭhamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paṭhamassa	paṭhamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paṭhamasmiṃ or paṭhamamhi or paṭhame	paṭhamesu
Vocative (calling)	paṭhama	paṭhamāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: ပထမ (pa.hta.ma.)
• → Mon: ပထမ (paˀtəmaˀ, paˀthaˀmaˀ)
• → Khmer: បឋម (paʼthɑm)
• → Thai: ปฐม (bpà-tǒm)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “paṭhama”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Warder A.K. (2001) Introduction to Pali (overall work in English), Oxford: The Pali Text Society