mahant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महान्त (mahānt), from Sanskrit महान् (mahān, “great”).
Noun
mahant (plural mahants)
- (Hinduism) A head or chief of a monastery
Anagrams
- Hatman
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- महन्त् (Devanagari script)
- মহন্ত্ (Bengali script)
- මහන්ත් (Sinhalese script)
- မဟန္တ် or မႁၼ္တ် or မႁၼ်တ် (Burmese script)
- มหนฺตฺ or มะหันต (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫນ຺ຕ຺ or ມະຫັນຕ (Lao script)
- មហន្ត៑ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄴 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit महत् (mahat, “great”).
Adjective
mahant
- great, big, massive
- important, well-known
Declension
Declension table of "mahant" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mahaṃ or mahanto or mahā | mahanto or mahantā |
| Accusative (second) | mahantaṃ | mahanto or mahante |
| Instrumental (third) | mahatā or mahantena | mahantehi or mahantebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahato or mahantassa | mahataṃ or mahantānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahatā or mahantasmā or mahantamhā or mahantā | mahantehi or mahantebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahato or mahantassa | mahataṃ or mahantānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahati or mahantasmiṃ or mahantamhi or mahante | mahantesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mahaṃ or mahanta or mahā or maha | mahanto or mahantā |
Declension table of "mahatī" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mahatī | mahatiyo or mahatī |
| Accusative (second) | mahatiṃ or mahatiyaṃ | mahatiyo or mahatī |
| Instrumental (third) | mahatiyā | mahatīhi or mahatībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahatiyā | mahatīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahatiyā | mahatīhi or mahatībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahatiyā | mahatīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahatiyā or mahatiyaṃ | mahatīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mahati | mahatiyo or mahatī |
Declension table of "mahantī" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mahantī | mahantiyo or mahantī |
| Accusative (second) | mahantiṃ or mahantiyaṃ | mahantiyo or mahantī |
| Instrumental (third) | mahantiyā | mahantīhi or mahantībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahantiyā | mahantīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahantiyā | mahantīhi or mahantībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahantiyā | mahantīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahantiyā or mahantiyaṃ | mahantīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mahanti | mahantiyo or mahantī |
Declension table of "mahant" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mahaṃ or mahantaṃ | mahanti or mahantāni |
| Accusative (second) | mahaṃ or mahantaṃ | mahanti or mahantāni |
| Instrumental (third) | mahatā or mahantena | mahantehi or mahantebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahato or mahantassa | mahataṃ or mahantānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahatā or mahantasmā or mahantamhā or mahantā | mahantehi or mahantebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahato or mahantassa | mahataṃ or mahantānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahati or mahantasmiṃ or mahantamhi or mahante | mahantesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mahaṃ or mahanta or mahā or maha | mahanti or mahantāni |
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “mahant”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead