khamā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• खमा (Devanagari script)
• খমা (Bengali script)
• ඛමා (Sinhalese script)
• ခမာ or ၶမႃ (Burmese script)
• ขมา or ขะมา (Thai script)
• ᨡᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂມາ or ຂະມາ (Lao script)
• ខមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā).

Noun

khamā f

1. patience, endurance

   Synonym: khantī

Declension

Declension table of "khamā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khamā	khamāyo or khamā
Accusative (second)	khamaṃ	khamāyo or khamā
Instrumental (third)	khamāya	khamāhi or khamābhi
Dative (fourth)	khamāya	khamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khamāya	khamāhi or khamābhi
Genitive (sixth)	khamāya	khamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khamāya or khamāyaṃ	khamāsu
Vocative (calling)	khame	khamāyo or khamā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā́, instrumental of क्षम् (kṣám)). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀔𑀫𑀸 (khamā), 𑀙𑀫𑀸 (chamā).

Noun

khamā f

1. earth

   Synonyms: puthavī, bhū, bhūmi, vasudhā, avani, dhāraṇā

Declension

Declension table of "khamā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khamā	khamāyo or khamā
Accusative (second)	khamaṃ	khamāyo or khamā
Instrumental (third)	khamāya	khamāhi or khamābhi
Dative (fourth)	khamāya	khamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khamāya	khamāhi or khamābhi
Genitive (sixth)	khamāya	khamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khamāya or khamāyaṃ	khamāsu
Vocative (calling)	khame	khamāyo or khamā

Alternative forms

• chamā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khamā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 234
• 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