पूजा

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʒɑː/,

Noun

पूजा (pūjāf (Urdu spelling پوجا)

  1. a religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests
  2. (by extension) worship, veneration

Declension

Derived terms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

पूजा f

  1. Devanagari script form of pūjā (“veneration”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root पूज् (pūj).

Pronunciation

Noun

पूजा (pūjā) stemf

  1. worship
  2. veneration
  3. adoration of a god
  4. homage to a superior

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पूजा (pūjā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पूजा
pūjā
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Vocative पूजे
pūje
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Accusative पूजाम्
pūjām
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Instrumental पूजया / पूजा¹
pūjayā / pūjā¹
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभिः
pūjābhiḥ
Dative पूजायै
pūjāyai
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभ्यः
pūjābhyaḥ
Ablative पूजायाः / पूजायै²
pūjāyāḥ / pūjāyai²
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभ्यः
pūjābhyaḥ
Genitive पूजायाः / पूजायै²
pūjāyāḥ / pūjāyai²
पूजयोः
pūjayoḥ
पूजानाम्
pūjānām
Locative पूजायाम्
pūjāyām
पूजयोः
pūjayoḥ
पूजासु
pūjāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पूजा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 641.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pūjā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.