महस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *máźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-os ~ *méǵh₂-es-, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (mazah, “word”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Latin magnus, Albanian madh (“large, big”).[1]
Declension
| Neuter as-stem declension of महस् (máhas) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महः máhaḥ |
महसी máhasī |
महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Vocative | महः máhaḥ |
महसी máhasī |
महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Accusative | महः máhaḥ |
महसी máhasī |
महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Instrumental | महसा máhasā |
महोभ्याम् máhobhyām |
महोभिः máhobhiḥ |
| Dative | महसे máhase |
महोभ्याम् máhobhyām |
महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महसः máhasaḥ |
महोभ्याम् máhobhyām |
महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महसः máhasaḥ |
महसोः máhasoḥ |
महसाम् máhasām |
| Locative | महसि máhasi |
महसोः máhasoḥ |
महःसु máhaḥsu |
Descendants
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: මහ (maha, “sacrifice”)
- Pali: maha m (“festival, greatness”)
References
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.
- Monier Williams (1899) “महस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 794.
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