attha

See also: aṭṭha

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • अत्थ (Devanagari script)
  • অত্থ (Bengali script)
  • අත්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
  • အတ္ထ (Burmese script)
  • อตฺถ or อัตถะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨲ᩠ᨳ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຕ຺ຖ or ອັຕຖະ (Lao script)
  • អត្ថ (Khmer script)

Etymology 1

Noun

attha m

  1. welfare, gain, wealth
  2. need, want, use
  3. meaning
Usage notes

The thing needed, wanted or used is placed in the instrumental.

Declension
Declension table of "attha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)atthoatthā
Accusative (second)atthaṃatthe
Instrumental (third)atthenaatthehi or atthebhi
Dative (fourth)atthassa or atthāya or atthatthaṃatthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)atthasmā or atthamhā or atthāatthehi or atthebhi
Genitive (sixth)atthassaatthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)atthasmiṃ or atthamhi or attheatthesu
Vocative (calling)atthaatthā

Etymology 2

Verb

attha

  1. second-person plural present/imperative active of atthi (“to be”)

References

attha in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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