nātha
See also: natha and nátha
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to help, support”).
Noun
nātha
- protector, refuge
- king, prince, ruler
Derived terms
- manātha
- bhaṭāra nātha
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬦᬵᬣ (nata)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀸𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- नाथ (Devanagari script)
- নাথ (Bengali script)
- නාථ (Sinhalese script)
- နာထ or ၼႃထ (Burmese script)
- นาถ or นาถะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᨳ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາຖ or ນາຖະ (Lao script)
- នាថ (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂𑄗 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to help, support”).
Noun
nātha m
- protector
Declension
Declension table of "nātha" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nātho | nāthā |
| Accusative (second) | nāthaṃ | nāthe |
| Instrumental (third) | nāthena | nāthehi or nāthebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāthassa or nāthāya or nāthatthaṃ | nāthānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāthasmā or nāthamhā or nāthā | nāthehi or nāthebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāthassa | nāthānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāthasmiṃ or nāthamhi or nāthe | nāthesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nātha | nāthā |
Derived terms
- anātha (“helpless”)
Descendants
- Khmer: នាថ (niət, “chief”)
- Thai: นาถ (nâat, “protector”)
- (disputed) Burmese: နတ် (nat), whence English: nat
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “nātha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead