महा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː/, [mɐ.ɦäː]

Adjective

महा • (mahā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَہا)

  1. great, massive, large-scale, epic
    महा संकट ― mahā saṅkaṭ ― a great disaster
  2. valorous, heroic
    एक महा वीर ― ek mahā vīr ― a noble man

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • mahā (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • মহা (Bengali script)
  • මහා (Sinhalese script)
  • မဟာ or မႁႃ (Burmese script)
  • มหา or มะหา (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຫາ or ມະຫາ (Lao script)
  • មហា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

महा (mahā)

  1. ablative singular of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha
  2. nominative/vocative plural of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha

Adjective

महा (mahā)

  1. masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (mahant), Devanagari script form of mahant

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • মহা (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
  • মহা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • မဟာ (Burmese script)
  • મહા (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮಹಾ (Kannada script)
  • មហា (Khmer script)
  • ມຫາ (Lao script)
  • മഹാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ମହା (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • මහා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
  • மஹா (Tamil script)
  • మహా (Telugu script)
  • มหา (Thai script)
  • མ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Adjective

महा • (mahā́)

  1. Combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hindi: महा (mahā)
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