gahapati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑀳𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• गहपति (Devanagari script)
• গহপতি (Bengali script)
• ගහපති (Sinhalese script)
• ဂဟပတိ or ၷႁပတိ (Burmese script)
• คหปติ or คะหะปะติ (Thai script)
• ᨣᩉᨷᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄຫປຕິ or ຄະຫະປະຕິ (Lao script)
• គហបតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄦𑄛𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गृहपति (gṛhapati). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀇 (gihavaï), 𑀕𑀳𑀯𑀇 (gahavaï). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of gaha +‎ pati.

Noun

gahapati m

1. householder; head of household

Declension

Declension table of "gahapati" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gahapati	gahapatayo or gahapatī
Accusative (second)	gahapatiṃ	gahapatayo or gahapatī
Instrumental (third)	gahapatinā	gahapatīhi or gahapatībhi
Dative (fourth)	gahapatissa or gahapatino	gahapatīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gahapatismā or gahapatimhā	gahapatīhi or gahapatībhi
Genitive (sixth)	gahapatissa or gahapatino	gahapatīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gahapatismiṃ or gahapatimhi	gahapatīsu
Vocative (calling)	gahapati	gahapatayo or gahapatī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gahapati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 248
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 139.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gahapati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 227