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mahatī

mahanta

fem nom sg of mahanta (adj); fem voc sg of mahanta (adj)

1. mahatī (adj): great; large; powerful; grand; mighty; vast; extensive
2. mahanta (adj): big; great; large; grand; vast; extensive
3. mahanta (adj): great; powerful; mighty; eminent; distinguished; noble

Built from

• mah — root · great, large
  From IE *meg-, expressing physical size and extension. Cognate with Latin magnus, Greek megas, English much.
• a — stem · stem formant
  Thematic vowel creating the adjective base mahant- in masculine; feminine -ī marks gender.
• ntī — ending · feminine nominative/vocative singular
  The ending -ntī on -a stems marks feminine nominative and vocative singular, agreeing with the subject or addressee.

Etymology. from Indo-European *meg- 'great', cognate with Sanskrit mahant-, English 'much', Latin 'magnus', Greek 'megas' (megaphone). The root appears across Indo-European languages with consistent sense of magnitude and power.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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