प्रतिज्ञा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā). Doublet of पैज (paij).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪɡ.jɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪɡ.jäː]

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) f (Urdu spelling پرتِگّیا) (rare, formal)

a vow, promise, pledge
Synonyms: प्रण (praṇ), वचन (vacan)
assertion, declaration, assurance, acknowledgement

Proper noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) f

a female given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *प्रतिज्ञा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाएँ pratijñāẽ
oblique	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाओं pratijñāõ
vocative	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाओ pratijñāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Platts, John T. (1884) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā). Doublet of पैज (paij).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪id̪.nja/

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratidnyā) f

promise, agreement, engagement
bet or wager
(law) solemn affirmation
(logic) a proposition, the assertion or proposition to be proved

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

প্ৰতিজ্ঞা (Assamese script)
ᬧ᭄ᬭᬢᬶᬚ᭄ᬜᬵ (Balinese script)
প্রতিজ্ঞা (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ပြတိဇ္ဉာ (Burmese script)
પ્રતિજ્ઞા (Gujarati script)
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਜ੍ਞਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦿꦠꦶꦘꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾ (Kannada script)
ប្រតិជ្ញា (Khmer script)
ປ຺ຣຕິຊ຺ຎາ (Lao script)
പ്രതിജ്ഞാ (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡵᠠᢠᡳᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠᢐᠢᠽᡛᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧒𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵 (Newa script)
ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା (Odia script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢶꢙ꣄ꢛꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯 (Siddham script)
ප්‍රතිඥා (Sinhalese script)
𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭 (Takri script)
ப்ரதிஜ்ஞா (Tamil script)
ప్రతిజ్ఞా (Telugu script)
ปฺรติชฺญา (Thai script)
པྲ་ཏི་ཛྙཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.tid͡ʑ.ɲɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.t̪id͡ʑ.ɲɑː/

Etymology 1

From प्रति- (prati-) +‎ ज्ञा (jñā, root).

Root

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā)

to admit, own, acknowledge, acquiesce in, consent to, approve
to promise
to confirm, assert, answer
to maintain, assert, allege, state
to bring forward or introduce
to perceive, notice, learn, become aware of
to remember sorrowfully

Derived terms

प्रतिजानाति (pratijānāti)
प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (see below)

Etymology 2

Derived from the root प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (see above) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) stem, f

vow, promise
agreement, assent, admission, acknowledgement
declaration, proposition, statement, assertion, allegation
(law) plaint, complaint, indictment, prosecution
(logic) a proposition, the assertion or proposition to be proved

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रतिज्ञा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā)	प्रतिज्ञे (pratijñe)	प्रतिज्ञाः (pratijñāḥ)
accusative	प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām)	प्रतिज्ञे (pratijñe)	प्रतिज्ञाः (pratijñāḥ)
instrumental	प्रतिज्ञया (pratijñayā) प्रतिज्ञा¹ (pratijñā¹)	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् (pratijñābhyām)	प्रतिज्ञाभिः (pratijñābhiḥ)
dative	प्रतिज्ञायै (pratijñāyai)	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् (pratijñābhyām)	प्रतिज्ञाभ्यः (pratijñābhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रतिज्ञायाः (pratijñāyāḥ) प्रतिज्ञायै² (pratijñāyai²)	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् (pratijñābhyām)	प्रतिज्ञाभ्यः (pratijñābhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रतिज्ञायाः (pratijñāyāḥ) प्रतिज्ञायै² (pratijñāyai²)	प्रतिज्ञयोः (pratijñayoḥ)	प्रतिज्ञानाम् (pratijñānām)
locative	प्रतिज्ञायाम् (pratijñāyām)	प्रतिज्ञयोः (pratijñayoḥ)	प्रतिज्ञासु (pratijñāsu)
vocative	प्रतिज्ञे (pratijñe)	प्रतिज्ञे (pratijñe)	प्रतिज्ञाः (pratijñāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Pali: paṭiññā
Ashokan Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
  - Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘺𑘕 (paija), 𑘢𑘺𑘕𑘰 (paijā)
    - Marathi: पैज (paij)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: पैज (paij)
    
    Urdu: پیج (paij)
- Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: [script needed] (paij)
    
    Shahmukhi: [script needed] (paij)
→ Hindustani: (learned)
Hindi: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā)

Urdu: پرتِگّیا (pratigyā)
→ Marathi: प्रतिज्ञा (pratidnyā) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 665.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratijñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan