sattama

Pali

Pali ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : satta     Ordinal : sattama

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• सत्तम (Devanagari script)
• সত্তম (Bengali script)
• සත‍්තම (Sinhalese script)
• သတ္တမ or သတ်တမ (Burmese script)
• สตฺตม or สัตตะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨲ᩠ᨲᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຕ຺ຕມ or ສັຕຕະມະ (Lao script)
• សត្តម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तम (saptama). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫 (sattama).

Adjective

sattama

1. seventh

Declension

Declension table of "sattama" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamo	sattamā
Accusative (second)	sattamaṃ	sattame
Instrumental (third)	sattamena	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamassa or sattamāya or sattamatthaṃ	sattamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamasmā or sattamamhā or sattamā	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamassa	sattamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamasmiṃ or sattamamhi or sattame	sattamesu
Vocative (calling)	sattama	sattamā

Declension table of "sattamī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamī	sattamiyo or sattamī
Accusative (second)	sattamiṃ or sattamiyaṃ	sattamiyo or sattamī
Instrumental (third)	sattamiyā	sattamīhi or sattamībhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamiyā	sattamīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamiyā	sattamīhi or sattamībhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamiyā	sattamīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamiyā or sattamiyaṃ	sattamīsu
Vocative (calling)	sattami	sattamiyo or sattamī

Declension table of "sattama" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamaṃ	sattamāni
Accusative (second)	sattamaṃ	sattamāni
Instrumental (third)	sattamena	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamassa or sattamāya or sattamatthaṃ	sattamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamasmā or sattamamhā or sattamā	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamassa	sattamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamasmiṃ or sattamamhi or sattame	sattamesu
Vocative (calling)	sattama	sattamāni

Derived terms

• sattamī

Descendants

• → Burmese: သတ္တမ (satta.ma.)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit सत्तम (sattama).

Adjective

sattama

1. superlative degree of sant: best, most excellent

Declension

Declension table of "sattama" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamo	sattamā
Accusative (second)	sattamaṃ	sattame
Instrumental (third)	sattamena	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamassa or sattamāya or sattamatthaṃ	sattamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamasmā or sattamamhā or sattamā	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamassa	sattamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamasmiṃ or sattamamhi or sattame	sattamesu
Vocative (calling)	sattama	sattamā

Declension table of "sattamā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamā	sattamāyo or sattamā
Accusative (second)	sattamaṃ	sattamāyo or sattamā
Instrumental (third)	sattamāya	sattamāhi or sattamābhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamāya	sattamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamāya	sattamāhi or sattamābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamāya	sattamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamāya or sattamāyaṃ	sattamāsu
Vocative (calling)	sattame	sattamāyo or sattamā

Declension table of "sattama" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sattamaṃ	sattamāni
Accusative (second)	sattamaṃ	sattamāni
Instrumental (third)	sattamena	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Dative (fourth)	sattamassa or sattamāya or sattamatthaṃ	sattamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sattamasmā or sattamamhā or sattamā	sattamehi or sattamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sattamassa	sattamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sattamasmiṃ or sattamamhi or sattame	sattamesu
Vocative (calling)	sattama	sattamāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sattama”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 761
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sattama”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 673