gāthā
See also: gatha and Gatha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀕𑀸𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- गाथा (Devanagari script)
- গাথা (Bengali script)
- ගාථා (Sinhalese script)
- ဂါထာ (Burmese script)
- คาถา (Thai script)
- ᨣᩤᨳᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄາຖາ (Lao script)
- គាថា (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtHa-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs”).
Noun
gāthā f
- verse, stanza
Declension
Declension table of "gāthā" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | gāthā | gāthāyo or gāthā |
Accusative (second) | gāthaṃ | gāthāyo or gāthā |
Instrumental (third) | gāthāya | gāthāhi or gāthābhi |
Dative (fourth) | gāthāya | gāthānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | gāthāya | gāthāhi or gāthābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | gāthāya | gāthānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | gāthāya or gāthāyaṃ | gāthāsu |
Vocative (calling) | gāthe | gāthāyo or gāthā |