महा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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 scripts

• 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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɑː/

Adjective

महा • (mahā́)

1. Combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms

• महत्त्व (mahattva)
• महर्द्धिक (maharddhika)
• महर्षि (mahárṣi)
• महाकवि (mahākavi)
• महाकाल (mahākāla)
• महाकाली (mahākālī)
• महाकाव्य (mahākāvya)
• महाकाश्यप (mahākāśyapa)
• महागज (mahā́gaja)
• महाजनपद (mahājanapada)
• महात्मन् (mahātmán)
• महादेव (mahādevá)
• महापद्म (mahāpadma)
• महाप्राण (mahāprāṇa)
• महाभारत (mahābhā́rata)
• महाभूत (mahābhūta)
• महायान (mahāyana)
• महायुद्ध (mahāyuddha)
• महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)
• महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra)
• महार्घ (mahārga)
• महार्णव (mahārṇava)
• महावीर (mahāvira)
• महासिद्ध (mahāsiddha)
• महिष (mahiṣá)
• महिला (mahīla)
• महेन्द्र (mahendra)
• महेश (maheśa)
• महेश्वर (maheśvará)
• महोत्सव (mahotsava)
• पितामह (pitāmaha)

Descendants

• → Hindi: महा (mahā)