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अमिताभ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha).

Proper noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

  1. a male given name, Amitabh, from Sanskrit

Declension

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Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभ
amitābh
oblique अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभों
amitābhõ
vocative अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभो
amitābho

Noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

  1. (Buddhism) Synonym of अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh, “Amitābha Buddha”)
  2. (Hinduism) Amitābha (a class of deities)

Declension

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Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभ
amitābh
oblique अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभों
amitābhõ
vocative अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभो
amitābho

References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Tatpuruṣa compound of अमित (amita, “measureless”) +‎ आभा (ābhā, “light”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābha) stem, m

  1. (Buddhism) Amitābha, the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism, a branch of Mahayana

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of अमिताभ
singular
nominative अमिताभः (amitābhaḥ)
vocative अमिताभ (amitābha)
accusative अमिताभम् (amitābham)
instrumental अमिताभेन (amitābhena)
dative अमिताभाय (amitābhāya)
ablative अमिताभात् (amitābhāt)
genitive अमिताभस्य (amitābhasya)
locative अमिताभे (amitābhe)

References

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  1. ^ Land of Bliss: The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light : Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutras. (2002). India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, p. 282
  2. ^ https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/5.html#amitaa
  3. ^ Burnouf, E. (2010). Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press, p. 139
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