मेधा
Hindi
Etymology
Proper noun
मेधा • (medhā) f
- A female given name
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰeh₁-, from *men- (“mind”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā), Old Persian [script needed] (mazdā), Ancient Greek μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
मेधा • (medhā́) f
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मेधा (medhā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेधा medhā́ |
मेधे medhé |
मेधाः medhā́ḥ |
| Vocative | मेधे médhe |
मेधे médhe |
मेधाः médhāḥ |
| Accusative | मेधाम् medhā́m |
मेधे medhé |
मेधाः medhā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | मेधया / मेधा¹ medháyā / medhā́¹ |
मेधाभ्याम् medhā́bhyām |
मेधाभिः medhā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मेधायै medhā́yai |
मेधाभ्याम् medhā́bhyām |
मेधाभ्यः medhā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेधायाः medhā́yāḥ |
मेधाभ्याम् medhā́bhyām |
मेधाभ्यः medhā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेधायाः medhā́yāḥ |
मेधयोः medháyoḥ |
मेधानाम् medhā́nām |
| Locative | मेधायाम् medhā́yām |
मेधयोः medháyoḥ |
मेधासु medhā́su |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: medhā
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 833
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