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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

Declension of प्रीति (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रीति
prīti
प्रीतियाँ
prītiyā̃
oblique प्रीति
prīti
प्रीतियों
prītiyõ
vocative प्रीति
prīti
प्रीतियो
prītiyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रीति (prītif

  1. love
    Synonyms: प्रेम (prem) ( most common), प्रीत (prīt), इश्क (iśka)

Proper noun

प्रीति (prītif

  1. a female given name, Preeti, from Sanskrit

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रीति”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

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
singular dual plural
nominative प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) प्रीती (prītī) प्रीतयः (prītayaḥ)
accusative प्रीतिम् (prītim) प्रीती (prītī) प्रीतीः (prītīḥ)
instrumental प्रीत्या (prītyā)
प्रीती¹ (prītī¹)
प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām) प्रीतिभिः (prītibhiḥ)
dative प्रीतये (prītaye)
प्रीत्यै² (prītyai²)
प्रीती¹ (prītī¹)
प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām) प्रीतिभ्यः (prītibhyaḥ)
ablative प्रीतेः (prīteḥ)
प्रीत्याः² (prītyāḥ²)
प्रीत्यै³ (prītyai³)
प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām) प्रीतिभ्यः (prītibhyaḥ)
genitive प्रीतेः (prīteḥ)
प्रीत्याः² (prītyāḥ²)
प्रीत्यै³ (prītyai³)
प्रीत्योः (prītyoḥ) प्रीतीनाम् (prītīnām)
locative प्रीतौ (prītau)
प्रीत्याम्² (prītyām²)
प्रीता¹ (prītā¹)
प्रीत्योः (prītyoḥ) प्रीतिषु (prītiṣu)
vocative प्रीते (prīte) प्रीती (prītī) प्रीतयः (prītayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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