obhāsa

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀑𑀪𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • ओभास (Devanagari script)
  • ওভাস (Bengali script)
  • ඔභාස (Sinhalese script)
  • ဩဘာသ or ဢေႃꧤႃသ (Burmese script)
  • โอภาส or โอภาสะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩰᨽᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
  • ໂອຠາສ or ໂອຠາສະ (Lao script)
  • ឲភាស (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄮𑄞𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

From obhāsati (“to shine”). Compare with Sanskrit अवभास (avabhāsa).[1]

Noun

obhāsa m

  1. light[1]
  2. appearance[1]
Declension
Declension table of "obhāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)obhāsoobhāsā
Accusative (second)obhāsaṃobhāse
Instrumental (third)obhāsenaobhāsehi or obhāsebhi
Dative (fourth)obhāsassa or obhāsāya or obhāsatthaṃobhāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)obhāsasmā or obhāsamhā or obhāsāobhāsehi or obhāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)obhāsassaobhāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)obhāsasmiṃ or obhāsamhi or obhāseobhāsesu
Vocative (calling)obhāsaobhāsā

Verb

obhāsa

  1. second-person singular imperative active of obhāsati (“to shine”)

Verb

obhāsa

  1. second-person singular imperative active of obhāsati (“to speak at”)

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “obhāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “obhāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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