प्रीति

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾiː.t̪iː/

Noun

प्रीति (prītif

  1. affection (a feeling of strong love or attachment)

Declension

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHtíš (pleasurable sensation), from Proto-Indo-European *préyH-ti-s ~ *priH-téy-s, from *preyH- (to please). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬌 (friti, prayer), Sogdian (brīti). By surface analysis, प्री (prī) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रीति (prīti) stemf (root प्री)

  1. any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction
  2. friendly disposition, kindness, favour, grace, amity
  3. affection, love

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of प्रीति (prīti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative प्रीतिः
prītiḥ
प्रीती
prītī
प्रीतयः
prītayaḥ
Vocative प्रीते
prīte
प्रीती
prītī
प्रीतयः
prītayaḥ
Accusative प्रीतिम्
prītim
प्रीती
prītī
प्रीतीः
prītīḥ
Instrumental प्रीत्या / प्रीती¹
prītyā / prītī¹
प्रीतिभ्याम्
prītibhyām
प्रीतिभिः
prītibhiḥ
Dative प्रीतये / प्रीत्यै² / प्रीती¹
prītaye / prītyai² / prītī¹
प्रीतिभ्याम्
prītibhyām
प्रीतिभ्यः
prītibhyaḥ
Ablative प्रीतेः / प्रीत्याः² / प्रीत्यै³
prīteḥ / prītyāḥ² / prītyai³
प्रीतिभ्याम्
prītibhyām
प्रीतिभ्यः
prītibhyaḥ
Genitive प्रीतेः / प्रीत्याः² / प्रीत्यै³
prīteḥ / prītyāḥ² / prītyai³
प्रीत्योः
prītyoḥ
प्रीतीनाम्
prītīnām
Locative प्रीतौ / प्रीत्याम्² / प्रीता¹
prītau / prītyām² / prītā¹
प्रीत्योः
prītyoḥ
प्रीतिषु
prītiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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