प्रार्थना
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रार्थना (prārthanā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾɑːɾ.t̪ʰə.nɑː/, [pɾäːɾ.t̪ʰɐ.näː]
Noun
प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) f
- prayer, worship
- Synonym: दुआ (duā)
- supplication
- Synonym: दुआ (duā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रार्थना prārthanā |
प्रार्थनाएँ prārthanāẽ |
| oblique | प्रार्थना prārthanā |
प्रार्थनाओं prārthanāõ |
| vocative | प्रार्थना prārthanā |
प्रार्थनाओ prārthanāo |
Derived terms
- प्रार्थनात्मक (prārthanātmak, “precatory”)
- प्रार्थना करना (prārthanā karnā, “to pray”)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रार्थना (prārthanā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾaɾ.t̪ʰə.na/
Noun
प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) f
Declension
| Declension of प्रार्थना (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
प्रार्थना prārthanā | ||
| direct plural |
प्रार्थना prārthanā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
प्रार्थना prārthanā |
प्रार्थना prārthanā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
प्रार्थने prārthane |
प्रार्थनां- prārthanān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
प्रार्थनेला prārthanelā |
प्रार्थनांना prārthanānnā | |
| ergative | प्रार्थनेने, प्रार्थनेनं prārthanene, prārthanena |
प्रार्थनांनी prārthanānnī | |
| instrumental | प्रार्थनेशी prārthaneśī |
प्रार्थनांशी prārthanānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
प्रार्थनेत prārthanet |
प्रार्थनांत prārthanāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
प्रार्थने prārthane |
प्रार्थनांनो prārthanānno | |
| 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 प्रार्थना (fem ā-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 |
प्रार्थनेचा prārthaneċā |
प्रार्थनेचे prārthaneċe |
प्रार्थनेची prārthanecī |
प्रार्थनेच्या prārthanecā |
प्रार्थनेचे, प्रार्थनेचं prārthaneċe, prārthaneċa |
प्रार्थनेची prārthanecī |
प्रार्थनेच्या prārthanecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
प्रार्थनांचा prārthanānċā |
प्रार्थनांचे prārthanānċe |
प्रार्थनांची prārthanāñcī |
प्रार्थनांच्या prārthanāncā |
प्रार्थनांचे, प्रार्थनांचं prārthanānċe, prārthanānċa |
प्रार्थनांची prārthanāñcī |
प्रार्थनांच्या prārthanāñcā | |
| * 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) “प्रार्थना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रार्थना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- প্ৰাৰ্থনা (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬃᬣᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
- প্রার্থনা (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ပြာရ်္ထနာ (Burmese script)
- પ્રાર્થના (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਾਰ੍ਥਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦴꦂꦡꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ (Kannada script)
- ប្រាថ៌នា (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣາຣ຺ຖນາ (Lao script)
- പ്രാര്ഥനാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᡨᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᢗᠷᠲᠠᠨᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦾𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢬ꣄ꢢꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ප්රාර්ථනා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப்ரார்த²நா (Tamil script)
- ప్రార్థనా (Telugu script)
- ปฺรารฺถนา (Thai script)
- པྲཱ་རྠ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From प्र- (pra-) + अर्थना (arthanā), from the root अर्थ् (arth, “to request, wish”).
Noun
प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्रार्थना (prārthanā) | प्रार्थने (prārthane) | प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ) |
| accusative | प्रार्थनाम् (prārthanām) | प्रार्थने (prārthane) | प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ) |
| instrumental | प्रार्थनया (prārthanayā) | प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām) | प्रार्थनाभिः (prārthanābhiḥ) |
| dative | प्रार्थनायै (prārthanāyai) | प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām) | प्रार्थनाभ्यः (prārthanābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्रार्थनायाः (prārthanāyāḥ) | प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām) | प्रार्थनाभ्यः (prārthanābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्रार्थनायाः (prārthanāyāḥ) | प्रार्थनयोः (prārthanayoḥ) | प्रार्थनानाम् (prārthanānām) |
| locative | प्रार्थनायाम् (prārthanāyām) | प्रार्थनयोः (prārthanayoḥ) | प्रार्थनासु (prārthanāsu) |
| vocative | प्रार्थने (prārthane) | प्रार्थने (prārthane) | प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ) |
See also
- मन्त्र (mantra)
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “prārthanā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.