𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• āhāra (Latin script)
• आहार (Devanagari script)
• আহার (Bengali script)
• ආහාර (Sinhalese script)
• အာဟာရ or ဢႃႁႃရ (Burmese script)
• อาหาร or อาหาระ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᩉᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຫາຣ or ອາຫາຣະ (Lao script)
• អាហារ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄦𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 m

1. Brahmi script form of āhāra

Declension

Declension table of "𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁄 (āhāro)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)
Accusative (second)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀁 (āhāraṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre)
Instrumental (third)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀦 (āhārena)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (āhārehi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (āhārebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (āhārassa) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀬 (āhārāya) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (āhāratthaṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (āhārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (āhārasmā) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (āhāramhā) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (āhārehi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (āhārebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (āhārassa)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (āhārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (āhārasmiṃ) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (āhāramhi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (āhāresu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (āhāra)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit आहार (āhāra). Cognate with Pali āhāra.

Noun

𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (āhāra) m (Devanagari आहार)

1. food

   Synonyms: 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa), 𑀔𑀸𑀡 (khāṇa)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁄 (āhāro)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)
Accusative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀁 (āhāraṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)
Instrumental	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 (āhāreṇa) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (āhāreṇaṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (āhārehi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (āhārehiṃ)
Dative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀅 (āhārāa)	—
Ablative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀑 (āhārāo) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀉 (āhārāu) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (āhārāhi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (āhārāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (āhārassa)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡 (āhārāṇa) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (āhārāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (āhārammi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (āhāresu) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (āhāresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (āhāra) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit आधार (ādhāra). Cognate with Pali ādhāra.

Noun

𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (āhāra) m (Devanagari आहार)

1. refuge, stay

   Synonym: 𑀆𑀲𑀬 (āsaya)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁄 (āhāro)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)
Accusative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀁 (āhāraṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)
Instrumental	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 (āhāreṇa) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (āhāreṇaṃ)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (āhārehi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (āhārehiṃ)
Dative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀅 (āhārāa)	—
Ablative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀑 (āhārāo) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀉 (āhārāu) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (āhārāhi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (āhārāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (āhārassa)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡 (āhārāṇa) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (āhārāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (āhārammi) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂 (āhāre)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (āhāresu) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (āhāresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭 (āhāra) or 𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)	𑀆𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸 (āhārā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āhāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 69
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ādhārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 52
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “आहार”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 128.