𑀔𑀫𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā). Cognate with Pali khamā.

Noun

𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā) f (Devanagari खमा, Gujarati ખમા, Kannada ಖಮಾ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. patience

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀑 (khamāo) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀉 (khamāu) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā)
Accusative	𑀔𑀫𑀁 (khamaṃ)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀑 (khamāo) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀉 (khamāu) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā)
Instrumental	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀏 (khamāe) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀇 (khamāi) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀅 (khamāa)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (khamāhi) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (khamāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀑 (khamāo) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀉 (khamāu)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (khamāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀏 (khamāe) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀇 (khamāi) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀅 (khamāa)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀡 (khamāṇa) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (khamāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀏 (khamāe) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀇 (khamāi) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀅 (khamāa)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼 (khamāsu) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (khamāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀔𑀫𑁂 (khame) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā)	𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀑 (khamāo) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀉 (khamāu) or 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā)

Etymology 2

Noun

𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā) f (Devanagari खमा)

1. alternative form of 𑀙𑀫𑀸 (chamā, “earth”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā) (Devanagari खमा)

1. feminine of 𑀔𑀫 (khama)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 225
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣám”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 190
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṣamā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 190
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “खमा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 271.