मघ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मघ (magha).

Pronunciation

Noun

मघ • (maghm

  1. reward, prize, bounty
  2. riches, wealth

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *magʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰóm. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬔𐬀 (maga), Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/), English may.

Pronunciation

Noun

म॒घ • (maghá) stemn

  1. wealth, power
  2. gift, reward, bounty

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of म॒घ
singular dual plural
nominative म॒घम् (maghám) म॒घे (maghé) म॒घानि॑ (maghā́ni)
म॒घा¹ (maghā́¹)
accusative म॒घम् (maghám) म॒घे (maghé) म॒घानि॑ (maghā́ni)
म॒घा¹ (maghā́¹)
instrumental म॒घेन॑ (maghéna) म॒घाभ्या॑म् (maghā́bhyām) म॒घैः (magháiḥ)
म॒घेभिः॑¹ (maghébhiḥ¹)
dative म॒घाय॑ (maghā́ya) म॒घाभ्या॑म् (maghā́bhyām) म॒घेभ्यः॑ (maghébhyaḥ)
ablative म॒घात् (maghā́t) म॒घाभ्या॑म् (maghā́bhyām) म॒घेभ्यः॑ (maghébhyaḥ)
genitive म॒घस्य॑ (maghásya) म॒घयोः॑ (magháyoḥ) म॒घाना॑म् (maghā́nām)
locative म॒घे (maghé) म॒घयोः॑ (magháyoḥ) म॒घेषु॑ (maghéṣu)
vocative मघ॑ (mágha) मघे॑ (mághe) मघा॑नि (mághāni)
मघा॑¹ (mághā¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • मघत्ति (maghátti)
  • मघदेय (maghadéya)
  • मघवन् (maghávan, generous)
  • माघ (māghá)
  • माघोन (mā́ghona)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), “मघ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 772, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “maghá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 289-290