मघ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मघ (magha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məɡʱ/, [mɐɡʱ]

Noun

मघ • (magh) m

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

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मघ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मघ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মঘ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬖ (Balinese script)
• মঘ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰑 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• မဃ (Burmese script)
• મઘ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਘ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌘 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦓ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂐 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಘ (Kannada script)
• មឃ (Khmer script)
• ມຆ (Lao script)
• മഘ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢚᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘑 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠺᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦱 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐑 (Newa script)
• ମଘ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢕ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆔 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖑 (Siddham script)
• මඝ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩟 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚍 (Takri script)
• மக⁴ (Tamil script)
• మఘ (Telugu script)
• มฆ (Thai script)
• མ་གྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒒 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨎 (Zanabazar Square script)

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɡʱɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɡʱɐ/

Noun

मघ • (maghá) stem, n

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मघ (maghá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मघम् maghám	मघे maghé	मघानि / मघा¹ maghā́ni / maghā́¹
Vocative	मघ mágha	मघे mághe	मघानि / मघा¹ mághāni / mághā¹
Accusative	मघम् maghám	मघे maghé	मघानि / मघा¹ maghā́ni / maghā́¹
Instrumental	मघेन maghéna	मघाभ्याम् maghā́bhyām	मघैः / मघेभिः¹ maghaíḥ / maghébhiḥ¹
Dative	मघाय maghā́ya	मघाभ्याम् maghā́bhyām	मघेभ्यः maghébhyaḥ
Ablative	मघात् maghā́t	मघाभ्याम् maghā́bhyām	मघेभ्यः maghébhyaḥ
Genitive	मघस्य maghásya	मघयोः magháyoḥ	मघानाम् maghā́nām
Locative	मघे maghé	मघयोः magháyoḥ	मघेषु maghéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• माघ (māgha)
• मघवन् (maghávan, “generous”)