-ਪ੍ਰਸਤ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • -ਪਰਸਤ (-parsat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـپرست (“-parast”), stem of پرستیدن (parastīdan).

Suffix

-ਪ੍ਰਸਤ • (-prsat) m (Shahmukhi spelling ـپرست)

  1. Forms adjectives and nouns denoting extreme attachment to something
    ‎ਮਾਦਾ (mādā, “material”) + ‎-ਪ੍ਰਸਤ (-prsat) → ‎ਮਾਦਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ (mādāprsat, “materialist(ic)”)

Derived terms

    Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਪ੍ਰਸਤ
    ਕੌਮਪ੍ਰਸਤ

Further reading

  • “ਪ੍ਰਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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