nabha

Pali

Alternative forms

• nabhas — in oblique cases

Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• 𑀦𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• नभ (Devanagari script)
• নভ (Bengali script)
• නභ (Sinhalese script)
• နဘ or ၼꧤ (Burmese script)
• นภ or นะภะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨽ (Tai Tham script)
• ນຠ or ນະຠະ (Lao script)
• នភ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄞 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नभः (nabhaḥ). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀳 (ṇaha).

Noun

nabha n

1. mist, vapour; clouds
2. sky

Declension

Declension table of "nabha" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nabhaṃ	nabhāni
Accusative (second)	nabhaṃ	nabhāni
Instrumental (third)	nabhena	nabhehi or nabhebhi
Dative (fourth)	nabhassa or nabhāya or nabhatthaṃ	nabhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nabhasmā or nabhamhā or nabhā	nabhehi or nabhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nabhassa	nabhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nabhasmiṃ or nabhamhi or nabhe	nabhesu
Vocative (calling)	nabha	nabhāni

Declension table of "nabhas" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nabho or nabhaṃ	nabhāni
Accusative (second)	nabho or nabhaṃ	nabhāni
Instrumental (third)	nabhasā or nabhena	nabhehi or nabhebhi
Dative (fourth)	nabhaso or nabhassa	nabhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nabhasā or nabhasmā or nabhamhā or nabhā	nabhehi or nabhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nabhaso or nabhassa	nabhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nabhasi or nabhasmiṃ or nabhamhi or nabhe	nabhesu
Vocative (calling)	nabho or nabha or nabhaṃ or nabhā	nabhāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nabha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 347
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nabhas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 400