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मास

See also: मस्, मास्, माँस, मांस, मांसं, मासु, मासा, मौसी, मूसा, and मिस

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मास (māsa). Doublet of माह (māh). Cognate of English moon.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

मास • (mās) m (Urdu spelling ماس)

  1. a month
    Synonyms: माह (māh), महीना (mahīnā)

Declension edit

Declension of मास (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मास
mās 		मास
mās
oblique मास
mās 		मासों
māsõ
vocative मास
mās 		मासो
māso

Konkani edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsá), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms. Compare Kalasha mos.

Noun edit

मास • (mās) (Latin script mas, Kannada script ಮಾಸ್)

  1. flesh

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Noun edit

मास m

  1. Devanagari script form of māsa (“month”)
  2. Devanagari script form of māsa (“mungo bean”)

Declension edit

Declension table of "मास" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)मासो (māso)मासा (māsā)
Accusative (second)मासं (māsaṃ)मासे (māse)
Instrumental (third)मासेन (māsena)मासेहि (māsehi) or मासेभि (māsebhi)
Dative (fourth)मासस्स (māsassa) or मासाय (māsāya) or मासत्थं (māsatthaṃ)मासानं (māsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)मासस्मा (māsasmā) or मासम्हा (māsamhā) or मासा (māsā)मासेहि (māsehi) or मासेभि (māsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)मासस्स (māsassa)मासानं (māsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)मासस्मिं (māsasmiṃ) or मासम्हि (māsamhi) or मासे (māse)मासेसु (māsesu)
Vocative (calling)मास (māsa)मासा (māsā)

Sanskrit edit

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Alternative scripts

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas (“moon, month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), which underwent thematicization. Cognate with Latin mensis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/) (Persian ماه (mâh)), Old English mōnaþ, mōna (whence English month, moon).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

मास • (mā́sa) stem, m

  1. the moon
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.92.12:
      सूर्यामासा विचरन्ता दिविक्षिता धिया शमीनहुषी अस्य बोधतम् ॥
      sūryāmāsā vicarantā divikṣitā dhiyā śamīnahuṣī asya bodhatam.
      Ye Sun and Moon who dwell in heaven and move in turn, and with your thought, O Earth and Sky, observe this well.
  2. a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.24.7:
      न यं जरन्ति शरदो न मासा न द्याव इन्द्रमवकर्शयन्ति ।
      वृद्धस्य चिद्वर्धतामस्य तनू स्तोमेभिरुक्थैश्च शस्यमाना ॥
      na yaṃ jaranti śarado na māsā na dyāva indramavakarśayanti.
      vṛddhasya cidvardhatāmasya tanū stomebhirukthaiśca śasyamānā.
      That Indra whom nor months nor autumn seasons cause to wither with age, nor fleeting days enfeeble,—
      Still may his body Wax, e’en now so mighty, glorified by the lauds and hymns that praise him.
    मासम् (māsam) — for a month
    मासम् एकम् (māsam ekam) — for one month
    मासेन (māsena) — in the course of a month
    मासे (māse) — in a month = after the lapse of a month
  3. a symbolical name for the number twelve

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of मास (mā́sa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मासः
mā́saḥ 		मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹ 		मासाः / मासासः¹
mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Vocative मास
mā́sa 		मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹ 		मासाः / मासासः¹
mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative मासम्
mā́sam 		मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹ 		मासान्
mā́sān
Instrumental मासेन
mā́sena 		मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām 		मासैः / मासेभिः¹
mā́saiḥ / mā́sebhiḥ¹
Dative मासाय
mā́sāya 		मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām 		मासेभ्यः
mā́sebhyaḥ
Ablative मासात्
mā́sāt 		मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām 		मासेभ्यः
mā́sebhyaḥ
Genitive मासस्य
mā́sasya 		मासयोः
mā́sayoḥ 		मासानाम्
mā́sānām
Locative मासे
mā́se 		मासयोः
mā́sayoḥ 		मासेषु
mā́seṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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