majjhima
Pali
editAlternative forms
editAlternative forms
Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit मध्यम (madhyama, “middlemost”).
Adjective
editmajjhima
- middle, medium, mediocre
- (grammar) In combination with the word for 'person', the meaning is "second".
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1], page 253; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- तुम्हे पयुज्जमानेपि अप्पयुज्जमानेपि तुल्याधिकरणे मज्झिमो पुरिसो होति।
- Tumhe payujjamānepi appayujjamānepi tulyādhikaraṇe majjhimo puriso hoti.
- The second person is used when there is agreement with 'you', be it expressed or unexpressed.
Usage notes
editThis word usually refers to one of a series of three, such as "small, medium, big" or "first, middle, last".
Declension
editDeclension table of "majjhima" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | majjhimo | majjhimā |
| Accusative (second) | majjhimaṃ | majjhime |
| Instrumental (third) | majjhimena | majjhimehi or majjhimebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | majjhimassa or majjhimāya or majjhimatthaṃ | majjhimānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | majjhimasmā or majjhimamhā or majjhimā | majjhimehi or majjhimebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | majjhimassa | majjhimānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | majjhimasmiṃ or majjhimamhi or majjhime | majjhimesu |
| Vocative (calling) | majjhima | majjhimā |
Declension table of "majjhimā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | majjhimā | majjhimāyo or majjhimā |
| Accusative (second) | majjhimaṃ | majjhimāyo or majjhimā |
| Instrumental (third) | majjhimāya | majjhimāhi or majjhimābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | majjhimāya | majjhimānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | majjhimāya | majjhimāhi or majjhimābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | majjhimāya | majjhimānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | majjhimāya or majjhimāyaṃ | majjhimāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | majjhime | majjhimāyo or majjhimā |
Declension table of "majjhima" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | majjhimaṃ | majjhimāni |
| Accusative (second) | majjhimaṃ | majjhimāni |
| Instrumental (third) | majjhimena | majjhimehi or majjhimebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | majjhimassa or majjhimāya or majjhimatthaṃ | majjhimānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | majjhimasmā or majjhimamhā or majjhimā | majjhimehi or majjhimebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | majjhimassa | majjhimānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | majjhimasmiṃ or majjhimamhi or majjhime | majjhimesu |
| Vocative (calling) | majjhima | majjhimāni |