महिमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महिमन् (mahiman).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɪ.mɑː/, [mɐ.ɦɪ.mäː]

Noun

महिमा • (mahimā) f

1. grandeur, greatness, glory

   Synonyms: बड़ाई (baṛāī), गौरव (gaurav)

2. power, strength, might, vigour

Declension

Declension of महिमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महिमा mahimā	महिमाएँ mahimāẽ
oblique	महिमा mahimā	महिमाओं mahimāõ
vocative	महिमा mahimā	महिमाओ mahimāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महिमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press