मेधा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेधा (medhā́).

Proper noun

मेधा • (medhā) f

  1. a female given name, Medha, from Sanskrit

Declension
Declension of मेधा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मेधा
medhā		 मेधाएँ
medhāẽ
oblique मेधा
medhā		 मेधाओं
medhāõ
vocative मेधा
medhā		 मेधाओ
medhāo

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • medhā (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑁂𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • মেধা (Bengali script)
  • මෙධා (Sinhalese script)
  • မေဓာ or မေꩪႃ (Burmese script)
  • เมธา (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩮᨵᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເມຘາ (Lao script)
  • មេធា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄬𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

मेधा f

  1. Devanagari script form of medhā

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • মেধা (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬾᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
  • মেধা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰸𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑁂𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • မေဓာ (Burmese script)
  • મેધા (Gujarati script)
  • ਮੇਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦺꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂵𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮೇಧಾ (Kannada script)
  • មេធា (Khmer script)
  • ເມຘາ (Lao script)
  • മേധാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᡝᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘹𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠧᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧚𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐾𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ମେଧା (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢾꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆼𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖸𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • මෙධා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩔𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚲𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
  • மேத⁴ா (Tamil script)
  • మేధా (Telugu script)
  • เมธา (Thai script)
  • མེ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒹𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨄𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰh₁-éh₂, from *men(s)dʰh₁- (“to pay attention, wisdom”), from *men- (“mind”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā), Old Persian [script needed] (mazdā), Ancient Greek μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

मेधा • (medhā́) stem, f

  1. wisdom, intelligence
  2. mental ability

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of मेधा (medhā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मेधा
medhā́		 मेधे
medhé		 मेधाः
medhā́ḥ
Vocative मेधे
médhe		 मेधे
médhe		 मेधाः
médhāḥ
Accusative मेधाम्
medhā́m		 मेधे
medhé		 मेधाः
medhā́ḥ
Instrumental मेधया / मेधा¹
medháyā / medhā́¹		 मेधाभ्याम्
medhā́bhyām		 मेधाभिः
medhā́bhiḥ
Dative मेधायै
medhā́yai		 मेधाभ्याम्
medhā́bhyām		 मेधाभ्यः
medhā́bhyaḥ
Ablative मेधायाः / मेधायै²
medhā́yāḥ / medhā́yai²		 मेधाभ्याम्
medhā́bhyām		 मेधाभ्यः
medhā́bhyaḥ
Genitive मेधायाः / मेधायै²
medhā́yāḥ / medhā́yai²		 मेधयोः
medháyoḥ		 मेधानाम्
medhā́nām
Locative मेधायाम्
medhā́yām		 मेधयोः
medháyoḥ		 मेधासु
medhā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • Pali: medhā
  • Tamil: மேதை (mētai)

References
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