pema
See also: Pema
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- पेम (Devanagari script)
- পেম (Bengali script)
- පෙම (Sinhalese script)
- ပေမ (Burmese script)
- เปม or เปมะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩮᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ເປມ or ເປມະ (Lao script)
- បេម (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄬𑄟 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेमन् m or n (premán). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨨 (prema) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pimma), 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema), 𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pĕmma).
Noun
pema m or n
- love, affection
Declension
Declension table of "pema" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pemo | pemā |
| Accusative (second) | pemaṃ | peme |
| Instrumental (third) | pemena | pemehi or pemebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pemassa or pemāya or pematthaṃ | pemānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pemasmā or pemamhā or pemā | pemehi or pemebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pemassa | pemānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pemasmiṃ or pemamhi or peme | pemesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pema | pemā |
Declension table of "pema" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pemaṃ | pemāni |
| Accusative (second) | pemaṃ | pemāni |
| Instrumental (third) | pemena | pemehi or pemebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pemassa or pemāya or pematthaṃ | pemānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pemasmā or pemamhā or pemā | pemehi or pemebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pemassa | pemānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pemasmiṃ or pemamhi or peme | pemesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pema | pemāni |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “pema”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 472
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pēma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504
Swahili
Adjective
pema
- Pa class inflected form of -ema.