𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sahassa (Latin script)
• सहस्स (Devanagari script)
• সহস্স (Bengali script)
• සහස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
• သဟဿ or သႁသ်သ (Burmese script)
• สหสฺส or สะหัสสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩉᩔ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຫສ຺ສ or ສະຫັສສະ or ສະຫັດສະ (Lao script)
• សហស្ស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄦𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

Numeral

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) n

1. Brahmi script form of sahassa (“thousand”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀦 (sahassena)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sahassebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀬 (sahassāya) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (sahassatthaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sahassānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (sahassasmā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (sahassamhā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sahassebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sahassānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (sahassasmiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (sahassamhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 (sahassāni)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-lom

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom

Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰásram

Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra); see there for more. Cognate with Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa), Pali sahassa.

Numeral

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) n or m (Devanagari सहस्स, Gujarati સહસ્સ, Kannada ಸಹಸ್ಸ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Paiśācī, Śaurasenī) (cardinal number)

1. thousand

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)
Accusative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sahassāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (sahassāi)

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁄 (sahasso)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)
Accusative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (sahassaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (sahasseṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sahasseṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sahassehi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sahassehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sahassāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sahassāo) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sahassāu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sahassāhi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sahassāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassassa)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sahassāṇa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sahassāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sahassammi) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (sahasse)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sahassesu) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sahassesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa) or 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)	𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (sahassā)

Descendants

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Eastern Hindi:
    • Old Awadhi:

    Arabic script: سہس (shs /⁠sahas⁠/)

    Devanagari script: सहस (sahasa)

    Kaithi script: 𑂮𑂯𑂮 (sahasa)

    • Chhattisgarhi: सहस (sahas)

  • Western Hindi:
    • Old Braj: सहस (sahas)
    • Old Hindi: सहस (sahasa)
      • Middle Hindi: سهس (shs /⁠sahas⁠/)
        • Hindustani: sahas

          Hindi: सहस

          Urdu: سَہَس

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Punjabi: ਸਹਸ (sahasa /⁠sahansa⁠/)
  • Sindhi: sahasu

    Arabic script: سَهَسُ

    Devanagari script: सहसु

    Khudawadi script: 𑋝𑋞𑋝𑋣

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: sahāsa

    Devanagari script: सहास

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘮𑘰𑘭

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati: सहस (sahasa)

Further reading

More information

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 222
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 21.
• Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “सहस्स”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 5, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 617, column 1; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarasidas, 1988
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahassa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 768
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “सहस्स”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 885.