Masc. nouns ending in –a. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing.
Masc. nouns ending in –ī.
o
Plural ā
aŋ
e
ena
e{b}hi
assa āya amhā asmā ā assa
ānaŋ
amhi asmiŋ e a ā
esu
e{b}hi ānaŋ
ā
Masc. nouns ending in –i. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. i iŋ inā issa ino imhā ismā inā issa ino imhi ismiŋ i
Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. ī iŋ inaŋ inā issa ino imhā ismā inā issa ino imhi ismiŋ ini ī
Plural ī ino ī ino ī{b}hi īnaŋ ī{b}hi īnaŋ īsu ī ino
Masc. nouns ending in –ī. sāmī = lord mālī = one who mantī = minister has a garland, seṭṭhī = rich man the garlanded millionaire (person) balī = powerful sārathī = (person) charioteer, gaṇī = one who chauffeur has a following, kuṭṭhī = leper a leader pāpakārī = evildīghajīvī = doer, sinner possessor of a long live, long- pakkhī = bird liver hatthī = elephant bhāgī = sharer dāṭhī = tusker sukhī = receiver bhogī = snake of comfort, karī = elephant happy one sikhī = peacock chattī = umbrella holder sasī = moon
Masc. nouns ending in –a. buddha = Awake One dhamma = Doctrine saṅgha = Community nara = man purisa = man manussa = human being dāsa = slave bhūpāla = king kassaka = farmer lekhaka = clerk kumāra = boy vāṇija = merchant cora = thief putta = son mitta = friend deva = god; deity kāya = body hattha = hand pāda = leg; foot vānara = monkey sīha = lion miga = deer; beast assa = horse goṇa = ox
sunakha = dog varāha = pig sakuṇa = bird aja = goat kāka = crow mayūra = peacock rukkha = tree ākāsa = sky suriya = sun loka = world canda = moon dīpa = island; lamp gāma = village vihāra = monastery magga = path āhāra = food odana = (cooked) rice āloka = light mañca = bed kodha = anger pāsāṇa = rock; stone guḹapāsāṇa = pebble (ball rock) geha = house [also N]
Masc. nouns ending in –u. Plural ī ayo ī ayo ī{b}hi īnaŋ ī{b}hi īnaŋ īsu ī ayo
Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. u uŋ unā ussa uno umhā usmā unā ussa uno umhi usmiŋ u
Plural ū avo ū avo ū{b}hi ūnaŋ ū{b}hi
Masc. nouns ending in –i. Masc. nouns ending in –u.
garu = teacher bhikkhu = monk bandhu = relation susu = young one sattu = enemy
ūnaŋ ūsu ū avo
bāhu = arm pasu = beast ākhu = rat
taru = tree ucchu = sugarcane veḷu = bamboo sindhu = sea kaṭacchu = spoon setu = bridge ketu = banner pharasu = axe
muni = monk kavi = poet isi = sage; hermit pati = husband; master bhūpati = king adhipati = lord; leader gahapati = householder atithi = guest ari = enemy pāṇi = hand kucchi = belly [also F] muṭṭhi = fist, hammer
kapi = monkey ahi = snake dīpi = leopard bodhi = Bo-tree, Enlightenment vīhi = paddy udadhi = ocean ravi = sun giri = mountain nidhi = hidden treasure maṇi = gem asi = sword yaṭṭhi = stick vyādhi = sickness aggi = fire rāsi = heap
*Masc. nouns: bhātu (brother) Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. ā
Plural aro
araŋ
are aro ū{b}hi are{b}hi
arā ussa u(no) arā ussa u(no) ari a ā
ūnaŋ (ar)ānaŋ ū{b}hi are{b}hi ūnaŋ (ar)ānaŋ ūsu aresu aro
*Masc. nouns/adj ending in –u. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
*Masc. nouns ending in –u. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. ā
Plural āro
āraŋ
āre āro āre{b}hi
ārā
ussa u(no) ārā
(ār)ānaŋ
ussa u(no) ari
(ār)ānaŋ
a ā
āro
āre{b}hi
āresu
Sing.
Plural
(-ant) vā
vantā vanto
vantaŋ
vante
vantena (-n) vatā
vante{b}hi
vantassa (-n) vato vantamhā vantasmā (-n) vatā vantassa (-n) vato vantamhi vantasmiŋ vante (-n) vati (-ant) va (-ant) vā (-ant) vaŋ
vantānaŋ (-n) vataŋ vante{b}hi vantānaŋ (-n) vataŋ vantesu
vantā vanto
*Masc. nouns ending in –ū. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. ū uŋ unā
Plural ū uno ū uno ū{b}hi
ussa uno umhā usmā unā ussa uno umhi usmiŋ
ūnaŋ
ū
ū uno
ū{b}hi ūnaŋ ūsu
Masc. nouns ending in –a +vantu and -u or –i +mantu. bhagavantu = himavantu = the the Exalted Himalaya, One, fortunate possessor of ice paññavantu = sīlavantu = wise virtuous, guṇavantu = observant of virtuous precepts dhanavantu = rich cakkhumantu = balavantu = possessor of powerful eyes yasavantu = bhānumantu = famous, sun celebrity bandhumantu = puññavantu = with many fortunate relations kulavantu = of buddhimantu = high caste intelligent phalavantu = satimantu = fruitful mindful
Masc. nouns ending in –u. Only these three words follow this pattern:
Masc. nouns ending in –ū.
Masc. nouns ending in –u. Many of the words declined like this are made from the verb root plus – tu.
vidū = wise man, knower viññū = wise man sabbaññū = the omniscient one atthaññū = knower of the meaning pabhū = overlord
vadaññū = charitable person mattaññū = temperate, one who knows the measure
pitu = father bhātu = brother
jāmātu = son-in-law
Suffix "to" is sometimes added to the nominal bases to denote the Ablative of separation. There is no distinction between the sing. and plural in that form. These are included in the indeclinables: rukkhato = from the tree or trees gāmato = from the village or villages purisato = from the man or men tato = from there, (therefore) kuto = from where? sabbato = from everywhere
satthu = adviser, teacher viññātu = knower vinetu = instructor nattu = grandson bhattu = husband
netu = leader jetu = victor, winner vattu = sayer sotu = hearer dātu = giver kattu = doer, maker gantu = goer
Fem. nouns ending in –ā. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. ā
Fem. nouns ending in -ī.
āya
Plural ā āyo ā āyo ā{b}hi
āya
ānaŋ
āya
ā{b}hi
āya
ānaŋ
āya āyaŋ a
āsu
aŋ
ā āyo
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. i iŋ iyā yā
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative
Sing. ī
Plural
iyā
ī iyo ī iyo ī{b}hi
iyā
īnaŋ
iyā
ī{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
iyā
īnaŋ
iyā iyaŋ
īsu
Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
ī
ī iyo
iŋ
Fem. nouns ending in –ī. devī = queen, sīhī = lioness goddess migī = doe rājinī = queen (female deer) itthī = woman sakuṇī = bird nārī = woman (female) sakhī = woman- kākī = she-crow friend gāvī = cow brāhmaṇī = kukkuṭī = hen brahman hatthinī = shewoman elephant taruṇī = young nadī = river woman vāpī = tank kumārī = girl, pokkharaṇī = damsel pond bhaginī = sister kadalī = plantain mātulānī = aunt mahī = earth, the dāsī = slave river of that woman name
Fem. nouns ending in –ā.
Fem. nouns ending in –u.
Fem. nouns ending in –i. mati = wisdom yaṭṭhi = yuvati = maiden (walking) patti = infantry stick sati = memory nāḹi = cornaṅguli = finger measure khanti = dundubhi = patience drum kitti = fame bhūmi = earth, aṭavi = forest ground or doṇi = boat floor vuddhi = asani = thunderincrease, clap, progress, lightning-bolt prosperity vuṭṭhi = rain ratti = night dhūli = dust
devatā = deity ammā = mother bhariyā = wife vanitā = woman kaññā = girl dārikā = girl sabhā = society parisā = following, retinue senā = army, multitude gīvā = neck jivhā = tongue nāsā = nose jaṅghā = calf of the leg shank laṅkā = Sri Lanka vaḹavā = mare godhā = iguana soṇḍā = elephant’s trunk daṭṭhā = tusk latā = creeper sākhā = branch gaṅgā = river nāvā = ship
sālā = hall guhā = cave vasudhā = earth mañjūsā = box dolā = palanquin pabhā = radiance, light chāyā = shadow, shade disā = direction paññā = wisdom niddā = sleep surā = liquor intoxicant khudā = hunger pipāsā= thirst vācā = word kathā = speech visikhā = street, road vālukā = sand silā = stone sakkharā = gravel, pebbles, sugar tulā = scale, balance mālā = garland pūjā = offering
Fem. nouns ending in -u.
Fem. nouns ending in -i. Case
Case
Plural i iyo i iyo ī{b}hi
Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative
iyā
īnaŋ
iyā yā iyā
ī{b}hi
iyā iyaŋ i
īsu
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
i iyo
Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
īnaŋ
Sing. u
uyā
Plural ū uyo ū uyo ū{b}hi
uyā
ūnaŋ
uyā
ū{b}hi
uyā
ūnaŋ
uyā uyaŋ
ūsu
u
ū uyo
uŋ
sassu = motherin-law dhenu = cow (of any kind) kaṇeru = sheelephant yāgu = rice gruel
daddu = eczema kacchu = itch dhātu = element kāsu = pit vijju = lightning rajju = rope
*Fem. nouns: mātu. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Neut. nouns ending in -i.
Sing. ā
Plural aro
araŋ
are aro ū{b}hi are{b}hi
uyā arā uyā uyā arā uyā ari a ā e
ūnaŋ (ar)ānaŋ ū{b}hi are{b}hi ūnaŋ (ar)ānaŋ ūsu aresu aro
Case
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. aŋ aŋ ena
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Neut. nouns ending in -a. Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative
Case
Plural āni ā ā āni e{b}hi
assa āya amhā asmā ā assa
ānaŋ
amhi asmiŋ e a ā
esu
e{b}hi ānaŋ
āni
Sing. i iŋ inā issa ino imhā ismā inā issa ino imhi ismiŋ ini i
Neut. nouns ending in –i. Plural ī īni ī īni ī{b}hi
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative,
Sing. u uŋ unā
vāri = water sappi = ghee dadhi = curd acci = flame
mātu = mother
dhītu or duhitu = daughter
īnaŋ ī{b}hi īnaŋ īsu isu ī īni
Neut. nouns ending in –u.
Neut. nouns ending in -u. Case
akkhi = eye aṭṭhi = bone, seed satthi = thigh
Fem. nouns ending in –u. Only three words follow this pattern:
Plural ū ūni ū ūni ū{b}hi
ussa uno umhā usmā unā ussa uno umhi usmiŋ
ūnaŋ
u
ū ūni
ū{b}hi ūnaŋ ūsu
cakkhu = eye vapu = body assu = tear jānu, jaṇṇu = knee madhu = honey ambu = water āyu = age vasu = wealth
tipu = lead, tin vatthu = ground, base dhanu = bow dāru = firewood jatu = sealing wax
Neut. nouns ending in –a. citta = mind hadaya = heart nayana = eye locana = eye sota = ear ghāna = nose vadana = face, mouth udaka = water jala = water aṇḍa = egg khīra = milk sīla = virtue amata = ambrosia kāraṇa = reason ñāṇa = wisdom dhana = wealth dāna = charity, alms puñña = merit, good action pāpa = sin, bad action maraṇa = death arañña = jungle vana = forest puppha = flower phala = fruit
paduma = lotus paṇṇa = leaf tiṇa = grass pulina = sand kula = family, caste kūla = bank (of a river, etc.) nagara = city sopāṇa = stair chatta = umbrella vattha = cloth pīṭha = chair cetiya = shrine susāna = cemetery āyudha = weapon sukha = comfort dukkha = trouble, pain mūla = root, money suvaṇṇa = gold bala = power, strength alāta = firebrand rūpa = form, image geha = house [also M]
Fem. nouns ending in –ū. Case Paṭhamā, Nominative, Subject Dutiyā, Accusative, Object Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, Dative, to or for Pañcamī, Ablative, from Caṭṭhī, Genitive, of Sattamī, Locative, in, at, on Ālapana, Vocative, Oh…!
Sing. ū uŋ
Plural ū uyo
uyā
ū uyo ū{b}hi
uyā
ūnaŋ
uyā
ū{b}hi
uyā
ūnaŋ
uyā uyaŋ ū
ūsu ū uyo
Fem. nouns ending in -ū. Only one noun like this: vadhū = daughter-in-law
Declension of relative pronoun ya (which, who) and eka (1). Masc. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
Sing. y-o
Plural
Declension of relative pronoun yaŋ (which, who) and ekaŋ (1). Neut. Case
y-e
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
Sing.
Plural
y-aŋ
y-āni y-e
y-aŋ
y-e y-āni
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
y-aŋ
y-e
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
y-ena
y-e{b}hi
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
y-ena
y-e{b}hi
Catutthī, to or for Dative
y-assa
y-es(ān)aŋ
Catutthī, to or for Dative
y-assa
y-es(ān)aŋ
Pañcamī, from Ablative
y-amhā y-asmā
y-e{b}hi
Pañcamī, from Ablative
y-amhā y-asmā
y-e{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
y-assa
y-es(ān)aŋ
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
y-assa
y-es(ān)aŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
y-amhi y-asmiŋ
y-esu
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
y-amhi y-asmiŋ
y-esu
Declension of relative pronoun yā (which, who) and ekā (1). Fem. Case
Sing.
Plural
Paṭhamā, Subject y-ā Nominative
y-ā(yo)
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
y-ā(yo)
y-aŋ
Declension of relative pronoun ya (which, who), similarly declined: sabba = all ubhaya = both pubba = former, eastern apara = other, western itara = the other para = other, the latter añña = other, another aññatara = certain katara = which (of the two) katama = which (of the many) ka (kiŋ) = who, which
Declension of demonstrative pronoun ta (that). Masc. Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative Dutiyā, Object Accusative Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through Catutthī, to or for Dative Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
Sing.
Plural
so
te
taŋ naŋ
te ne
tena
te{b}hi
tassa
tes(ān)aŋ
tamhā tasmā
te{b}hi
tassa
tes(ān)aŋ
tamhi tasmiŋ
tesu
Declension of demonstrative pronoun tā (that). Fem. Case
Sing.
Plural
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
sā
tā(yo)
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
taŋ naŋ
tā(yo)
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
tāya
tā{b}hi
Catutthī, to or for Dative
tassā tāyo
tās(ān)aŋ
Tatiyā, Instrumental, y-āya by, with, through
y-ā{b}hi
Catutthī, to or for y-assā Dative y-āya
y-ās(ān)āŋ
Pañcamī, from Ablative
y-āya
y-ā{b}hi
Pañcamī, from Ablative
tāya
tā{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
y-assā y-āya
y-ās(ān)āŋ
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
tassā tāyo
tās(ān)aŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
tassaŋ tāsu tāyaŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on y-assaŋ y-āsu Locative y-āyaŋ
Dem. pronoun taŋ (that). Neut. Case
Sing.
Plural
Dem. pronoun ima (this). Masc. Case
Sing.
Plural
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
taŋ
tāni te
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
ayaŋ
ime
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
taŋ
te tāni
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
imaŋ
ime
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
tena
te{b}hi
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
iminā anena
ime{b}hi e{b}hi
tes(ān)aŋ
Catutthī, to or for imassa Dative assa Pañcamī, from Ablative
imamhā imasmā asmā
ime{b}hi e{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
imassa assa
imes(ān)aŋ es(ān)aŋ
Catutthī, to or for Dative
tassa
Pañcamī, from Ablative
tamhā tasmā
te{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
tassa
tes(ān)aŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
tamhi tesu tasmiŋ
Dem. pronoun ida (this). Neut. Case
Sing.
Paṭhamā, Subject idaŋ Nominative imaŋ Dutiyā, Object Accusative
idaŋ imaŋ
Plural imāni ime ime imāni
Tatiyā, iminā Instrumental, anena by, with, through
ime{b}hi e{b}hi
Catutthī, to or for imassa Dative assa
imes(ān)aŋ es(ān)aŋ
Pañcamī, from Ablative
imamhā imasmā asmā
ime{b}hi e{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
imassa assa
imes(ān)aŋ es(ān)aŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on imamhi Locative imasmiŋ asmiŋ
imesu esu
Sattamī, in, at, on imamhi Locative imasmiŋ asmiŋ
imes(ān)aŋ es(ān)aŋ
imesu esu
Dem. pronoun imā (this). Fem.
Declension of the Active Present Participle/verbal adj. A. Masc.: Case Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
Sing. anto aŋ
Plural antā anto
ante antāni
Tatiyā, Instrmnl, by, with, through
ante{b}hi
Tatiyā, Ins., by, with,thr
antena atā
ante{b}hi
Catutthī, to or for antassa Dative ato
at(ān)aŋ
Catutthī, to or for Dative
antassa ato
at(ān)aŋ
Pañcamī, from Ablative
antamhā antasmā atā
ante{b}hi
Pañcamī, from Ablative
antamhā antasmā atā
ante{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
antassa ato
at(ān)aŋ
Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
antassa ato
at(ān)aŋ
Sattamī in, at, on Locative
antamhi antasmiŋ ante ati
antesu
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
antamhi antasmiŋ antesu ante ati
Ālapana, Vocative, Oh…!
a ā aŋ
antā anto
Ālapana, Oh…! Vocative
a ā aŋ
antena atā
B. Fem.: Case
imā{b}hi
Paṭhamā, Subject Nominative
antī
antī antiyo
Dutiyā, Object. Accusative
antiŋ
antī antiyo
Pañcamī, from Ablative Caṭṭhī, of Genitive
Active Present Participle/verbal adj.
imā{b}hi
imissā(ya) imāya imās(ān)aŋ assā(ya)
Sattamī, in, at, on imissaŋ Locative imāyaŋ assaŋ
imāsu
Sing.
Plural
Tatiyā,by,with,thr antiyā antī{b}hi Catutthī, to or for
imāya
antāni antā
antaŋ
imā(yo)
imissā(ya) imāya imās(ān)aŋ assā(ya)
Paṭhamā, aŋ Subject, Nom Dutiyā, Object. Acc
Dutiyā, Object Accusative
Catutthī, to or for Dative
Plural
ante
imā(yo)
Tatiyā, Instrumental, imāya by, with, through
Sing.
C. Neut.: Case
Dutiyā,Object.Acc. antaŋ
Paṭhamā, Subject ayaŋ Nominative imaŋ
Active Present Participle/verbal adj.
iyā
īnaŋ
Pañcamī,from Abl antiyā antī{b}hi Caṭṭhī, of, Gen
iyā
īnaŋ
Sattamī, in, at, on Locative
iyaŋ iyā
īsu
Ālapana, Vocative, Oh…!
antī
antī antiyo
antā anto
Active Present Participle/verbal adj. gacchanta = going karonta = doing nisīdanta = sitting tiṭṭhanta = standing caranta = walking dhāvanta = running sayanta = sleeping nahāyanta = bathing pacanta = cooking bhuñjanta = eating (soft food)
dadanta = giving ādadanta = taking haranta = taking, carrying away āharanta = carring to, bringing kiṇanta = buying vikkiṇanta = selling viharanta = living, residing rodanta = crying hasanta = laughing passanta = seeing
–a+māna declines like nara, vanitā and nayana.
Ordinary adjectives: -Must agree with their noun substantives in gender, no. and case. -a are declined like: nara (m) and nayana (n). In Fem the -a is lengthened and they are declined like vanitā. -u are declined like: garu (m), dhenu (f) and cakkhu (n). The Fem sometimes add –kā and are declined like vanitā. - Words like mālī (m. one who has a garland), take -inī instead of -ī in forming Fem. stems, e.g. (f) mālinī and are declined like kumārī.
khuddaka = small mahanta = big, huge dīgha = long rassa = short, dwarf ucca = high, tall nīca = low, vulgar majjhima = mid. size, medium āma = unripe pakka = ripe dahara = young mahallaka = elderly, old vitthata = wide, broad uttāna = shallow gambhīra = deep
seta = white nīla = blue ratta = red kāḷa = black pīta = yellow bāla = foolish, young paṇḍita = wise khara = rough, coarse mudu, mudukā = soft bahu, bahukā = many, much appaka = few, a little dubbala = feeble surūpa, dassanīya = beautiful, handsome
Declension of Dvi (= two)
Declension of Catu (= four) Plural (all gend.)
Case Paṭhamā, Nom. Subject Dutiyā, Acc. Object
dve, duve
Tatiyā, Ins. by, with, thr
dvī{b}hi
Catutthī, Dat. to or for
dvinnaŋ, duvinnaŋ
Pañcamī, Abl. from
dvī{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, Gen. of
dvinnaŋ, duvinnaŋ
Sattamī, Loc. in, at, on
dvīsu
Declension of Ti (= three) Case
Paṭhamā, Nom. Subject Dutiyā, Acc. Object
Fem.
Declension of Numeral-Adjectives Plural
Masc.
Fem.
Neut.
Dutiyā, Acc.
cattāro, caturo
catasso
cattāri
Tatiyā, Ins.
catū{b}hi catū{b}hi catū{b}hi
Catutthī, Dat. to for
catunnaŋ
Pañcamī
catū{b}hi catū{b}hi catū{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, Gen. of
catunnaŋ
Paṭhamā
Sattamī, Loc. catusu
catassannaŋ
catunnaŋ
catassannaŋ
catunnaŋ
catusu
catusu
Declension of Pañca = 5 (to 18)
Plural Masc.
Case
Neut.
Case
Plural (all gend.)
Paṭhamā, Nom. Subject tayo
tisso
tīni
Tatiyā, Ins. by, tī{b}hi with, through
tī{b}hi tī{b}hi
Catutthī, Dat. to, or for
tinna{nna}ŋ
tissannaŋ
Pañcamī, Abl. from
tī{b}hi
tī{b}hi tī{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, Gen. of
tinntisstinn{ann}aŋ annaŋ {ann}aŋ
Sattamī, Loc. in, at, on
tīsu
tīsu
tinna{nna}ŋ
tīsu
Dutiyā, Accusative, Object, movement to
pañca
Tatiyā, Instrumental, by, with, through
pañca{b}hi
Catutthī, Dat. to or for
pañcannaŋ
Pañcamī, Abl. From
pañca{b}hi
Caṭṭhī, Genitive, of
pañcannaŋ
Sattamī, Loc. in, at, on
Pañcasu
- The plural forms of 1 are used to express the meaning "some", e.g. eke manussā = some people. - From 19 onwards are sing., but they take the plural form when it is required to show separate quantities, e.g. cattāri satāni = four (quantities) of hundred. - The stems 1, 3 and 4 are of all genders and declined differently in each gender. - The stem 2 and those from 5-18 do not show gender. - The stems from 2-18 have only the plural forms.
- From 19-98 the numbers are Fem. So is koṭi+ – 10,000,000`+. Decl. like bhūmi. - Stems 100, 1000 and the compounds ending with them are Neut. Like nayana. 1 = Eka (= ekaŋ): sing., of all genders, like "ya" 2 = Dvi (= dve): plu., no gender 3 = Ti (= tayo): plu., of all genders individually declined 4 = Catu (= cattāro): plu., of all genders individually declined 5 = Pañca: plu., no gender 6 = Cha: plu., no gender 7 = Satta: plu., no gender 8 = Aṭṭha: plu., no gender 9 = Nava: plu., no gender 10 = Dasa: plu., no gender 11 = Ekādasa: plu., no gender 12 = Dvādasa; bārasa: plu., no gender 13 = Teḷasa; terasa: plu., no gender 14 = Cuddasa; catuddasa: plu., no gender
15 = Paṇṇarasa; pañcadasa: plu., no gender 16 = Soḷasa: plu., no gender 17 = Sattarasa; sattadasa: plu., no gender 18 = Aṭṭhārasa; aṭṭhādasa: plu., no gender 19 = Ekūnavīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 20 = Vīsati; vīsā: sing., fem. like bhūmi; vanitā 21 = Ekavīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 22 = Dvāvīsati; bāvīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 23 = Tevīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 24 = Catuvīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 25 = Pañcavīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 26 = Chabbīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 27 = Sattavīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 28 = Aṭṭhavīsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi
62 = Dvesaṭṭhi; dvāsaṭṭhi; dvisaṭṭhi: sing., fem. like bhūmi 69 = Ekūnasattati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 70 = Sattati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 79 = Ekūnāsīti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 80 = Asīti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 82 = Dveasīti; dvāsīti; dviyāsīti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 83 = Teasīti; tiyāsīti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 84 = Caturāsīti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 89 = Ekūnanavuti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 90 = Navuti: sing., fem. like bhūmi 92 = Dvenavuti; dvānavuti; dvinavuti: sing., fem. like bhūmi
Ordinal numbers are treated as adjectives: 2 & 3 end in –tiya 4 ends in –ttha 6 ends in -ṭṭha The rest end in –ma. In the masculine they are like nara. In the feminine their last vowel is changed into ā or ī and are declined like vanitā and kumārī respectively. In the neuter they are like nayana.
29 = Ekūnatiŋsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 30 = Tiŋsati; tiŋsā: sing., fem. like bhūmi; vanitā 31 = Ekātiŋsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 32 = Dvattiŋsati; battiŋsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 33 = Tettiŋsati: sing., fem. like bhūmi 39 = Ekūnacattāḷīsā: sing., fem. like vanitā 40 = Cattāḷīsati; cattāḷīsā: sing., fem. like bhūmi; vanitā 49 = Ekuṇapaññāsā: sing., fem. like vanitā 50 = Paññāsā; paṇṇāsā; paññāsati; paṇṇāsati : sing., fem. like bhūmi; vanitā 59 = Ekūnasaṭṭhi: sing., fem. like bhūmi 60 = Saṭṭhi: sing., fem. like bhūmi
99 = Ekūnasataŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 100 = Sataŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 1000 = Sahassaŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 10,000 = Dassahassaŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 100,000 = Satasahassaŋ; lakkhaŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 1,000,000 = Dasalakkhaŋ: sing., neut. like nayana 10,000,000 = Koṭi: sing., fem. like bhūmi. 100,000,000 = Dasakoṭi: sing., fem. like bhūmi. 1,000,000,000 = Satakoṭi: sing., fem. like bhūmi.
Paṭhama = first Dutiya = second Tatiya = third Catuttha = fourth Pañcama = fifth Chaṭṭha = sixth Sattama = seventh Aṭṭhama = eighth Navama = ninth Dasama = tenth Ekādasama = Eleventh Dvādasama = twelfth Terasama = thirteenth
"The first among/in/of the eight men" and such other phrases should be translated with the Locative or Genitive forms, as: (1) Aṭṭhasu purisesu paṭhamo, or (2) Aṭṭhannaŋ purisānaŋ paṭhamo.
Cuddasama = fourteenth Vīsatima = twenieth Tiŋsatima = thirtieth Cattāḷīsatima = fortieth Paṇṇāsatima = fiftieth Saṭṭhima = sixtieth Sattatima = seventieth Asītima = eightieth Navutima = ninetieth Satama = hundredth