प्रतिभा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिभा (pratibhā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪ.bʱɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.bʱäː]

Noun

प्रतिभा • (pratibhā) f

splendour, lustre; brilliance
talent, genius
Synonym: बुद्धि (buddhi)

Declension

Declension of *प्रतिभा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाएँ pratibhāẽ
oblique	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओं pratibhāõ
vocative	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओ pratibhāo

Derived terms

प्रतिभाशाली (pratibhāśālī)
प्रतिभावान (pratibhāvān)

Proper noun

प्रतिभा • (pratibhā) f

a female given name, Pratibha, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *प्रतिभा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाएँ pratibhāẽ
oblique	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओं pratibhāõ
vocative	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओ pratibhāo

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रतिभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press