pabhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀪𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पभा (Devanagari script)
• পভা (Bengali script)
• පභා (Sinhalese script)
• ပဘာ or ပꧤႃ (Burmese script)
• ปภา or ปะภา (Thai script)
• ᨷᨽᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຠາ or ປະຠາ (Lao script)
• បភា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄞𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā́). By surface analysis, pa- +‎ bhā. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀪𑀸 (pabhā).

Noun

pabhā f

1. light, radiance, shine

Declension

Declension table of "pabhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pabhā	pabhāyo or pabhā
Accusative (second)	pabhaṃ	pabhāyo or pabhā
Instrumental (third)	pabhāya	pabhāhi or pabhābhi
Dative (fourth)	pabhāya	pabhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pabhāya	pabhāhi or pabhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	pabhāya	pabhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pabhāya or pabhāyaṃ	pabhāsu
Vocative (calling)	pabhe	pabhāyo or pabhā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pabhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pabhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead