Maha

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Maha may refer to:

Contents 1 Medical literature 2 Sanskrit 2.1 Titles 2.2 Deities 2.3 Region 2.4 Occasions 2.5 Texts 2.6 Others 3 Nepali / Nepal Bhasa / Tamang / Gurung / Other languages of Nepal 4 Arabic 5 Urdu 6 Native American 7 Spanish 8 Other

[edit] Medical literature

• Micro-Angiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

[edit] Sanskrit

• mahā is the Sanskrit word for "great" (see also mahi, mega), and occurs in numerous names and titles.

[edit] Titles

• Maha Avatara - Great incarnation
• Mahārāja - Great Raja (King)
• Mahatma - Great Atma
• Maharishi - Great Rishi

[edit] Deities

• Maha Vishnu – Greater Vishnu
• Maha Kali – Greater Kali

[edit] Region

• Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra)

[edit] Occasions

• Maha Shivaratri - Great Night of Shiva

[edit] Texts

• Mahābhārata - Great Bharata
• Maha Ati Tantra - Great Tantra
• Maha Nikaya - Great Collection

[edit] Others

• Mahabodhi – Great Awakening
• Maha Mantra - Great Mantra

[edit] Nepali / Nepal Bhasa / Tamang / Gurung / Other languages of Nepal

• MaHa refers to the most successful comedy duo of Nepal formed by Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya.

[edit] Arabic

• In Arabic, the maha is the Oryx in the plural form, the singular is mahāt. Considered a very beautiful and shy animal, such attributes made it perfect to use in literature representing beauty in women. Half moon represents the name maha

• Mahā is often used as a female given name in the Arab world.

• Al Mahā Desert Resort in the Arab Emirates

[edit] Urdu

• Maha is also used as a female name among Muslims. In Urdu it is associated with the moon (aks-e-Maha - "Shadow of moon"). It means moon.

[edit] Native American

• Maha tribe, a term for the Omaha_tribe of Nebraska, used by 19th-century Anglo-Americans (Chardon, Sire) on the Missouri River.

[edit] Spanish

• maja (maha) is the female form of majo, connoting a beautiful woman, as in Goya's "Maja desnuda", often referred to as simply "la Maja".

[edit] Other

• Maha, a cat NPC in .hack//SIGN.

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