प्रश्न

प्रश्न

See also: परेशानी and परेशान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾəʃ.nᵊ/, [pɾəʃ.n̪ᵊ], /pɾəʃ.nə/, [pɾəʃ.n̪ə], /pɾə.ʃən/, [pɾə.ʃə̃n̪]

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśn) m (Urdu spelling پرشن‎)

1. question, query, problem, interrogation

   Synonym: सवाल (savāl)

   मैंने उसके सब प्रश्नों के उत्तर दे दिये है।

   mainne uske sab praśnõ ke uttar de diye hai.

   I have answered all his questions.

Declension

Declension of प्रश्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्न praśn
oblique	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्नों praśnõ
vocative	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्नो praśno

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रश्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʌsnʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रस्न

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśna)

1. question

   प्रश्न गर्नु ― praśna garnu ― to question, to interrogate

   प्रश्न सोध्नु ― praśna sodhnu ― to ask a question, to question

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬰ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• প্ৰশ্ন (Assamese script)
• প্রশ্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰫𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀰𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• પ્રશ્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਪੑਰਸ਼ੑਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦥꦿꦯ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• ប្រឝ្ន (Khmer script)
• ಪ್ರಶ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ປ຺ຣຨ຺ນ (Lao script)
• പ്രശ്ന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᠱᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᡧᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ပြၐ္န (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧋𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐱𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ (Oriya script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢯ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆯𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖫𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ප්රශ්න (Sinhalese script)
• ప్రశ్న (Telugu script)
• ปฺรศฺน (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཤྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒬𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *praśnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *praćnás, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-nó-s or *ploḱ-nó-s, from *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”). Cognate with Latin plecto, Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐɕ.nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐɕ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśná) m

1. basket-work, a plaited basket
2. (by commentator) "a turban"

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रश्नः praśnáḥ	प्रश्नौ praśnaú	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	प्रश्न práśna	प्रश्नौ práśnau	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रश्नम् praśnám	प्रश्नौ praśnaú	प्रश्नान् praśnā́n
Instrumental	प्रश्नेन praśnéna	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रश्नात् praśnā́t	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रश्नस्य praśnásya	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām
Locative	प्रश्ने praśné	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From the root प्रछ् (prach) +‎ -न (-na), whence पृच्छति (pṛccháti, “to ask, question, interrogate”).

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśná) m

1. question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry; also in compounds:

   कुशलप्रश्न (kúśala-praśna) — friendly enquiry after a person's health or welfare, salutation

2. (law) judicial inquiry or examination

   साक्षिप्रश्न (sā-kṣi-praśna) — interrogation of witnesses

3. (astrology) astrological inquiry into the future

   दिव्यप्रश्न (divyá-praśna) — inquiring into divine phenomena, augury

   देवप्रश्न (devá-praśna) — "consulting the gods", fortune-telling

   दैवप्रश्न (daíva-praśna) — inquiring of fate, astrology

4. a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem

   प्रत्नम् प्रब्रवीति (praśnam pra-√brū) — to decide a controverted point

   प्रत्नम् एति (praśnam √i) (+ accusative) or प्रत्नम् आ गच्छति (praśnam ā √gam) (+locative of person) — to lay a question before any one for decision

   प्रश्नस् तव पितरि (praśnas tava pitari) — the point at issue is before thy father

5. a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation)
6. a short section or paragraph (in books)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रश्नः praśnáḥ	प्रश्नौ praśnaú	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	प्रश्न práśna	प्रश्नौ práśnau	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रश्नम् praśnám	प्रश्नौ praśnaú	प्रश्नान् praśnā́n
Instrumental	प्रश्नेन praśnéna	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रश्नात् praśnā́t	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रश्नस्य praśnásya	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām
Locative	प्रश्ने praśné	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Burmese: ပြဿနာ (pra.ssa.na)
• → Hindi: प्रश्न (praśna) (learned)
• → Khmer: បញ្ហា (bañhaa)
• → Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ (prśan) (learned)
• → Tamil: பிரச்சனை (piraccaṉai)
• → Telugu: ప్రశ్న (praśna)