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अमिताभ

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha).

Proper noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

  1. a male given name, Amitabh, from Sanskrit

Declension

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Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभ
amitābh
oblique अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभों
amitābhõ
vocative अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभो
amitābho

Noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābh) m

  1. (Buddhism) Synonym of अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh, “Amitābha Buddha”)
  2. (Hinduism) Amitābha (a class of deities)

Declension

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Declension of अमिताभ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभ
amitābh
oblique अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभों
amitābhõ
vocative अमिताभ
amitābh 		अमिताभो
amitābho

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Tatpuruṣa compound of अमित (amita, “measureless”) +‎ आभा (ābhā, “light”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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अमिताभ • (amitābha) stem, m

  1. (Buddhism) Amitābha, the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism, a branch of Mahayana

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of अमिताभ (amitābha)
Singular
Nominative अमिताभः
amitābhaḥ
Vocative अमिताभ
amitābha
Accusative अमिताभम्
amitābham
Instrumental अमिताभेन
amitābhena
Dative अमिताभाय
amitābhāya
Ablative अमिताभात्
amitābhāt
Genitive अमिताभस्य
amitābhasya
Locative अमिताभे
amitābhe

References

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  1. ^ Land of Bliss: The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light : Sanskrit and Chinese Versions of the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sutras. (2002). India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, p. 282
  2. ^ https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/5.html#amitaa
  3. ^ Burnouf, E. (2010). Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press, p. 139
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