āgama

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, “a traditional doctrine or precept”).

Noun

āgama

1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
2. collection of such doctrines
3. sacred work.

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦒꦩ (agama)
• → Balinese: ᬆᬕᬫ (agama, “religion”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀆𑀕𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• आगम (Devanagari script)
• আগম (Bengali script)
• ආගම (Sinhalese script)
• အာဂမ or ဢႃၷမ (Burmese script)
• อาคม or อาคะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຄມ or ອາຄະມະ (Lao script)
• អាគម (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄉𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

• ā- (“towards”) +‎ gam (“go, come”)

Noun

āgama m

1. coming, arrival
2. that which arrives:
   1. income, influx
   2. knowledge
   3. sacred book
   4. doctrine, religion
   5. (grammar) augment

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Declension

Declension table of "āgama" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	āgamo	āgamā
Accusative (second)	āgamaṃ	āgame
Instrumental (third)	āgamena	āgamehi or āgamebhi
Dative (fourth)	āgamassa or āgamāya or āgamatthaṃ	āgamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	āgamasmā or āgamamhā or āgamā	āgamehi or āgamebhi
Genitive (sixth)	āgamassa	āgamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	āgamasmiṃ or āgamamhi or āgame	āgamesu
Vocative (calling)	āgama	āgamā

Related terms

• āgacchati