𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲 (tamisa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तमिस्र (tamisra) (compare तमिस्रा (támisrā)).

Noun

𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (tamissa) n (Devanagari तमिस्स)

1. darkness
2. dark night

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (tamissaṃ)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tamissāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (tamissāi)
Accusative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀁 (tamissaṃ)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tamissāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (tamissāi)
Instrumental	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡 (tamisseṇa) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (tamisseṇaṃ)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (tamissehi) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (tamissehiṃ)
Dative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀅 (tamissāa)	—
Ablative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀑 (tamissāo) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀉 (tamissāu) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (tamissā) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (tamissāhi) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (tamissāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (tamissassa)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡 (tamissāṇa) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (tamissāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (tamissammi) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 (tamisse)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (tamissesu) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (tamissesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (tamissa) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (tamissā)	𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tamissāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀇 (tamissāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “तमिस्स”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 428.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tamissa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 323