pema

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Kituba

Verb

pema

  1. to exhale
  2. to catch one's breath

Lingala

Verb

pema

  1. to rest

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेमन् m or n (premán). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨨 (prema) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pimma), 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema), 𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pĕmma).

Noun

pema m or n

  1. love, affection

Declension

Declension table of "pema" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pemopemā
Accusative (second)pemaṃpeme
Instrumental (third)pemenapemehi or pemebhi
Dative (fourth)pemassa or pemāya or pematthaṃpemānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pemasmā or pemamhā or pemāpemehi or pemebhi
Genitive (sixth)pemassapemānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pemasmiṃ or pemamhi or pemepemesu
Vocative (calling)pemapemā
Declension table of "pema" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pemaṃpemāni
Accusative (second)pemaṃpemāni
Instrumental (third)pemenapemehi or pemebhi
Dative (fourth)pemassa or pemāya or pematthaṃpemānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pemasmā or pemamhā or pemāpemehi or pemebhi
Genitive (sixth)pemassapemānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pemasmiṃ or pemamhi or pemepemesu
Vocative (calling)pemapemāni

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pema”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 472
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504

Swahili

Adjective

pema

  1. Pa class inflected form of -ema.
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