प्रमाण

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See also: परमाणु and परिमाण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa). Doublet of फ़रमान (farmān).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.mɑːɳ/,

Noun

प्रमाण • (pramāṇ) m (Urdu spelling پرمان)

  1. proof, evidence, vindication, authentication, attestation
    Synonym: सबूत (sabūt)
    उसके प्रमाण पर आपत्ति मत करो।
    uske pramāṇ par āpatti mat karo.
    Do not question his proof.
  2. measure, rate, scale, magnitude, standard (whether of weight, length, or capacity)

Declension

Declension of प्रमाण (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रमाण
pramāṇ 		प्रमाण
pramāṇ
oblique प्रमाण
pramāṇ 		प्रमाणों
pramāṇõ
vocative प्रमाण
pramāṇ 		प्रमाणो
pramāṇo

Derived terms

References

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi प्रमाण (pramāṇa), from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रमाण • (pramāṇ) n

  1. measure, amount
    Synonym: माप (māp)
  2. extent, scale, proportion
    Synonym: आकार (ākār)
  3. proof, evidence
    Synonym: पुरावा (purāvā)
  4. (uncommon) binding, obligatory
    Synonyms: बंधनकारक (bandhankārak), अनिवार्य (anivārya)

Declension

Declension of प्रमाण (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		प्रमाण
pramāṇa
direct
plural 		प्रमाणे, प्रमाणं
pramāṇae, pramāṇa
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		प्रमाण
pramāṇa 		प्रमाणे, प्रमाणं
pramāṇae, pramāṇa
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		प्रमाणा
pramāṇaā 		प्रमाणां-
pramāṇaān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		प्रमाणाला
pramāṇaālā 		प्रमाणांना
pramāṇaānnā
ergative प्रमाणाने, प्रमाणानं
pramāṇaāne, pramāṇaāna 		प्रमाणांनी
pramāṇaānnī
instrumental प्रमाणाशी
pramāṇaāśī 		प्रमाणांशी
pramāṇaānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		प्रमाणात
pramāṇaāt 		प्रमाणांत
pramāṇaāt
vocative
संबोधन 		प्रमाणा
pramāṇaā 		प्रमाणांनो
pramāṇaānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of प्रमाण (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		प्रमाणाचा
pramāṇaāċā 		प्रमाणाचे
pramāṇaāċe 		प्रमाणाची
pramāṇaācī 		प्रमाणाच्या
pramāṇaācā 		प्रमाणाचे, प्रमाणाचं
pramāṇaāċe, pramāṇaāċa 		प्रमाणाची
pramāṇaācī 		प्रमाणाच्या
pramāṇaācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		प्रमाणांचा
pramāṇaānċā 		प्रमाणांचे
pramāṇaānċe 		प्रमाणांची
pramāṇaāñcī 		प्रमाणांच्या
pramāṇaāncā 		प्रमाणांचे, प्रमाणांचं
pramāṇaānċe, pramāṇaānċa 		प्रमाणांची
pramāṇaāñcī 		प्रमाणांच्या
pramāṇaāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रमाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “प्रमाण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pramaHnam, from *pra- +‎ *maHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠 (framānā); see New Persian فرمان (farmân, “decree”).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रमाण • (pramāṇa) stem, n

  1. proof, authority; any proof, testimony, or evidence
  2. measurement, dimensions, length; measure of any kind
  3. accordance of the movements in dancing with music and song

Descendants

References

  • “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2012 January 6 (last accessed)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pramana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 492
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