"मा" meaning in Sanskrit

See मा in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From the above root. Head templates: {{sa-noun|मा|g=f}} मा • (mā) stem, f (root मा) Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|mā́}} Forms: mā [romanization], मा [root], no-table-tags [table-tags], माः [nominative, singular], मौ [dual, nominative], मा1 [dual, nominative], माः [nominative, plural], माम् [accusative, singular], मौ [accusative, dual], मा1 [accusative, dual], माः [accusative, plural], मः2 [accusative, plural], मा [instrumental, singular], माभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], माभिः [instrumental, plural], मे [dative, singular], माभ्याम् [dative, dual], माभ्यः [dative, plural], मः [ablative, singular], माभ्याम् [ablative, dual], माभ्यः [ablative, plural], मः [genitive, singular], मोः [dual, genitive], मानाम् [genitive, plural], माम्2 [genitive, plural], मि [locative, singular], मोः [dual, locative], मासु [locative, plural], माः [singular, vocative], मौ [dual, vocative], मा1 [dual, vocative], माः [plural, vocative]
  1. measure
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-FQFmFoJ5
  2. authority
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-j3b9UBu2 Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा: 0 23 0 0 28 6 9 9 18 6
  3. light
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-macCYXLU
  4. knowledge
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-4PiVhy1l
  5. binding, fettering
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-b2PFvG1c Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 0 0 61 4 7 7 11 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 0 15 0 0 48 4 8 8 12 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा: 0 23 0 0 28 6 9 9 18 6 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 24 0 0 36 4 7 14 11 4
  6. death
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-noun-UsjgKYfM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Particle

IPA: /mɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mā́ [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Albanian mo (“do not”), Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, “not, do not”), Old Armenian մի (mi, “no, not”), Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (mā), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/) (whence Persian مـ (ma-)). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*maH>don't|id=don't}}, {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*maH}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*maH}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*meh₁|pos=prohibitive particle}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle), {{cog|sq|mo||do not}} Albanian mo (“do not”), {{cog|grc|μή||not, do not}} Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, “not, do not”), {{cog|xcl|մի||no, not}} Old Armenian մի (mi, “no, not”), {{cog|ae|𐬨𐬁}} Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (mā), {{cog|peo|𐎶𐎠|ts=mā}} Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/), {{cog|fa|مـ|tr=ma-}} Persian مـ (ma-) Head templates: {{head|sa|particle|tr=mā́}} मा • (mā́)
  1. don't (prohibitive particle) Derived forms: माकिम् (mākim), माकिस् (mākis)
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-particle-oFpc0gmX Categories (other): Sanskrit entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Sanskrit particles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /mɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Shortened from माम् (mā́m).
  1. (enclitic) accusative singular of अहम् (ahám) Tags: accusative, enclitic, form-of, singular Form of: अहम् (extra: ahám)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Root

IPA: /mɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic; compare मय (maya, “horse”) and मयु (mayu, “antelope, deer”), which are probably connected to the root, as well as similar formations throughout Indo-European such as Ancient Greek μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (mĭnŭrĭ́zō, “to whimper, warble”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|id=sound|pos=root}}, {{onomatopoeia|sa}} Onomatopoeic, {{noncog|grc|μῐνῠρῐ́ζω|t=to whimper, warble}} Ancient Greek μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (mĭnŭrĭ́zō, “to whimper, warble”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} मा • (mā), {{sa-root}} मा • (mā)
  1. to sound, bellow, bleat Tags: morpheme Derived forms: मिमाति (mímāti) (english: Present), मिमाय (mimā́ya) (english: Perfect), मातवै (mātavai) (english: Infinitive)
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-root-7svM8Irh Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा, Sanskrit onomatopoeias, Sanskrit roots, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा: 0 23 0 0 28 6 9 9 18 6 Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 100 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, Non-Finite Forms, Derived Nominal Forms, मायु (māyú)
Etymology number: 3

Root

IPA: /mɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|ine-pro>*meh₁->measure|id=measure|pos=root}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*maH-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH-, {{inh+|sa|inc-pro|*maH-}} Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH-, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*maH-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*meh₁-|t=to measure}} Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} मा • (mā), {{sa-root}} मा • (mā)
  1. to measure Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-मा-sa-root-3azuFF3K Derived forms: मिमीते (mímīte) (english: Present), माति (mā́ti) (english: Present), मायते (māyate) (english: Present), मास्यति (māsyáti) (english: Future), माता (mātā́) (english: Periphrastic Future), अमासि (Aorist), अमासीत् (Aorist), ममौ (mamáu) (english: Perfect), ममे (mamé) (english: Perfect), Secondary Forms, मीयते (mīyáte) [passive], अमायि (ámāyi) (english: Passive Aorist), मापयति (māpáyati) [causative], अमीमपत् (ámīmapat) (english: Causative Aorist), मित्सति (Desiderative), मेमीयते (memīyate) (english: Intensive), मामाति (māmāti) (english: Intensive), मित (mitá) (english: Past Participle), मातुम् (mātum) (english: Infinitive), मितुम् (mitum) (english: Infinitive), मामे (māme) (english: Infinitive), मामै (māmái) (english: Infinitive), मित्वा (Gerund), मीत्वा (Gerund), माय (Gerundive), मातव्य (Gerundive), मान (mā́na), मिति (miti), मातृ (mā́tṛ), मात्रा (mā́trā), माया (māyā́), मास् (mā́s), मास (māsa), मस् (mas), मेय (méya), मित्सा (mitsā), मापक (māpaka), माप्य (māpya), मापन (māpana), अवमाय (avamāya), Prefixed Root Forms, प्रतिमा (pratimā), अनुमा (anumā), उपमा (upamā), निमा (nimā), संमा (saṃmā)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, Non-Finite Forms, Derived Nominal Forms, मायु (māyú)
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-ash",
            "2": "𑀫𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nPrakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nApabhramsa: म (ma) (see there for further descendants)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 (māia), 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), 𑀫𑀇𑀅 (maïa)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)\nTakka Apabhramsa:\nOld Punjabi: ਮਤ (mata), ਮਤਿ (mati), ਮਤੁ (matu)\nPunjabi: mat\nGurmukhi script: ਮਤ\nShahmukhi script: مَت\nVracada Apabhramsa:\nSindhi:\nArabic script: مَتان, مَتَڻ, مَتُڻِ\nDevanagari script: मतां, मतण, मतुणि\nSauraseni Prakrit:\nSauraseni Apabhramsa:\nHindustani: mat\nHindi: मत\nUrdu: مَت (mat)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nPrakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nApabhramsa: म (ma) (see there for further descendants)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 (māia), 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), 𑀫𑀇𑀅 (maïa)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)\nTakka Apabhramsa:\nOld Punjabi: ਮਤ (mata), ਮਤਿ (mati), ਮਤੁ (matu)\nPunjabi: mat\nGurmukhi script: ਮਤ\nShahmukhi script: مَت\nVracada Apabhramsa:\nSindhi:\nArabic script: مَتان, مَتَڻ, مَتُڻِ\nDevanagari script: मतां, मतण, मतुणि\nSauraseni Prakrit:\nSauraseni Apabhramsa:\nHindustani: mat\nHindi: मत\nUrdu: مَت (mat)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls",
            "2": "mo"
          },
          "expansion": "Kalasha: mo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kalasha: mo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
            "2": "مَہ"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashmiri: مَہ (mah)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: مَہ (mah)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pgd",
            "2": "𐨨"
          },
          "expansion": "Gandhari: 𐨨 (ma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gandhari: 𐨨 (ma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "mā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: mā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: mā"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "iir-pro>*maH>don't",
        "id": "don't"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*maH"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*maH"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*meh₁",
        "pos": "prohibitive particle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "mo",
        "3": "",
        "4": "do not"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian mo (“do not”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μή",
        "3": "",
        "4": "not, do not"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, “not, do not”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "մի",
        "3": "",
        "4": "no, not"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian մի (mi, “no, not”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬨𐬁"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (mā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "2": "𐎶𐎠",
        "ts": "mā"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "مـ",
        "tr": "ma-"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian مـ (ma-)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁ (prohibitive particle). Cognate with Albanian mo (“do not”), Ancient Greek μή (mḗ, “not, do not”), Old Armenian մի (mi, “no, not”), Avestan 𐬨𐬁 (mā), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /⁠mā⁠/) (whence Persian مـ (ma-)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "particle",
        "tr": "mā́"
      },
      "expansion": "मा • (mā́)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "mākim",
          "word": "माकिम्"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mākis",
          "word": "माकिस्"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "do not let any man hurt our bodies.\nKeep slaughter far from us for thou canst.",
          "ref": "c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.5.10",
          "roman": "O Indra, thou who lovest song,",
          "text": "मा नो॒ मर्ता॑ अ॒भि द्रु॑हन्।\nत॒नूना॑मिंद्र गिर्वणः।\nईशा॑नो यवया व॒धम्॥\nmā́ no mártā abhí druhan\ntanū́nām indra girvaṇaḥ\nī́śāno yavayā vadhám"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "don't (prohibitive particle)"
      ],
      "id": "en-मा-sa-particle-oFpc0gmX",
      "links": [
        [
          "don't",
          "don't"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "मा"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Shortened from माम् (mā́m).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit pronoun forms in Devanagari script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "ahám",
          "word": "अहम्"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative singular of अहम् (ahám)"
      ],
      "id": "en-मा-sa-pron-pQ3sZRnW",
      "links": [
        [
          "अहम्",
          "अहम्#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(enclitic) accusative singular of अहम् (ahám)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "enclitic",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "मा"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "māyú",
      "word": "मायु"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "id": "sound",
        "pos": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μῐνῠρῐ́ζω",
        "t": "to whimper, warble"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (mĭnŭrĭ́zō, “to whimper, warble”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic; compare मय (maya, “horse”) and मयु (mayu, “antelope, deer”), which are probably connected to the root, as well as similar formations throughout Indo-European such as Ancient Greek μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (mĭnŭrĭ́zō, “to whimper, warble”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "मा • (mā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "मा • (mā)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 23 0 0 28 6 9 9 18 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मा",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Present",
          "roman": "mímāti",
          "word": "मिमाति"
        },
        {
          "english": "Perfect",
          "roman": "mimā́ya",
          "word": "मिमाय"
        },
        {
          "english": "Infinitive",
          "roman": "mātavai",
          "word": "मातवै"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sound, bellow, bleat"
      ],
      "id": "en-मा-sa-root-7svM8Irh",
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "bellow",
          "bellow"
        ],
        [
          "bleat",
          "bleat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/mɑː/",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "g3": "",
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        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
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          "word": "अमासि"
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          "word": "Secondary Forms"
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        {
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        {
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          "english": "Past Participle",
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          "roman": "Gerund",
          "word": "मीत्वा"
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          "roman": "mā́na",
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        {
          "roman": "miti",
          "word": "मिति"
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        {
          "roman": "mā́tṛ",
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        },
        {
          "roman": "māyā́",
          "word": "माया"
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        {
          "roman": "mā́s",
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          "roman": "méya",
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        {
          "roman": "mitsā",
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        {
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          "roman": "māpana",
          "word": "मापन"
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          "roman": "avamāya",
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          "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
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          "roman": "pratimā",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "मासु",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "माः",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "maú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
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    {
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      "roman": "mā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "0 15 0 0 48 4 8 8 12 4",
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      "ipa": "/mɑː/",
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    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
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    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
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    {
      "roman": "mākim",
      "word": "माकिम्"
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      "roman": "mākis",
      "word": "माकिस्"
    }
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nPrakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nApabhramsa: म (ma) (see there for further descendants)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 (māia), 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), 𑀫𑀇𑀅 (maïa)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)\nTakka Apabhramsa:\nOld Punjabi: ਮਤ (mata), ਮਤਿ (mati), ਮਤੁ (matu)\nPunjabi: mat\nGurmukhi script: ਮਤ\nShahmukhi script: مَت\nVracada Apabhramsa:\nSindhi:\nArabic script: مَتان, مَتَڻ, مَتُڻِ\nDevanagari script: मतां, मतण, मतुणि\nSauraseni Prakrit:\nSauraseni Apabhramsa:\nHindustani: mat\nHindi: मत\nUrdu: مَت (mat)",
          "name": "desctree"
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      ],
      "text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nPrakrit: 𑀫𑀸 (mā)\nApabhramsa: म (ma) (see there for further descendants)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀅 (māia), 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), 𑀫𑀇𑀅 (maïa)\n⇒ Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)\nTakka Apabhramsa:\nOld Punjabi: ਮਤ (mata), ਮਤਿ (mati), ਮਤੁ (matu)\nPunjabi: mat\nGurmukhi script: ਮਤ\nShahmukhi script: مَت\nVracada Apabhramsa:\nSindhi:\nArabic script: مَتان, مَتَڻ, مَتُڻِ\nDevanagari script: मतां, मतण, मतुणि\nSauraseni Prakrit:\nSauraseni Apabhramsa:\nHindustani: mat\nHindi: मत\nUrdu: مَت (mat)"
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      "form": "माभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माभ्यः",
      "roman": "mā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मः",
      "roman": "máḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माभ्याम्",
      "roman": "mā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माभ्यः",
      "roman": "mā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मः",
      "roman": "máḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मोः",
      "roman": "móḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मानाम्",
      "roman": "mā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माम्2",
      "roman": "mā́m2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मि",
      "roman": "mí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मोः",
      "roman": "móḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मासु",
      "roman": "mā́su",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माः",
      "roman": "mā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मौ",
      "roman": "maú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मा1",
      "roman": "mā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माः",
      "roman": "mā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "मा",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "मा • (mā) stem, f (root मा)",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mā́"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "measure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "authority"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knowledge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "binding, fettering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "binding",
          "binding"
        ],
        [
          "fettering",
          "fettering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "मा"
}

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