khema

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑁂𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• खेम (Devanagari script)
• খেম (Bengali script)
• ඛෙම (Sinhalese script)
• ခေမ or ၶေမ (Burmese script)
• เขม or เขมะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩮᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຂມ or ເຂມະ (Lao script)
• ខេម (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄬𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣema).

Adjective

khema

1. safe

Declension

Declension table of "khema" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khemo	khemā
Accusative (second)	khemaṃ	kheme
Instrumental (third)	khemena	khemehi or khemebhi
Dative (fourth)	khemassa or khemāya or khematthaṃ	khemānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khemasmā or khemamhā or khemā	khemehi or khemebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khemassa	khemānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khemasmiṃ or khemamhi or kheme	khemesu
Vocative (calling)	khema	khemā

Declension table of "khemā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khemā	khemāyo or khemā
Accusative (second)	khemaṃ	khemāyo or khemā
Instrumental (third)	khemāya	khemāhi or khemābhi
Dative (fourth)	khemāya	khemānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khemāya	khemāhi or khemābhi
Genitive (sixth)	khemāya	khemānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khemāya or khemāyaṃ	khemāsu
Vocative (calling)	kheme	khemāyo or khemā

Declension table of "khema" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khemaṃ	khemāni
Accusative (second)	khemaṃ	khemāni
Instrumental (third)	khemena	khemehi or khemebhi
Dative (fourth)	khemassa or khemāya or khematthaṃ	khemānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khemasmā or khemamhā or khemā	khemehi or khemebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khemassa	khemānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khemasmiṃ or khemamhi or kheme	khemesu
Vocative (calling)	khema	khemāni

Derived terms

• khemaṭṭhāna

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khema”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead