प्रेम
See also: परम and प्रेमी
Hindi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). First attested as Old Hindi प्रेम (prema). Cognate to Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾeːm/, [pɾẽːm]
Noun
प्रेम • (prem) m (Urdu spelling پَریم)
- love
- उनके प्रेम की चर्चा घर-घर में हो रही है।
- unke prem kī carcā ghar-ghar mẽ ho rahī hai.
- Their love is being talked about in every house.
- Synonyms: प्यार (pyār), इश्क़ (iśq), आशिक़ी (āśiqī), मुहब्बत (muhabbat), प्रीति (prīti)
- affection, care
Declension
Declension of प्रेम (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रेम prem | प्रेम prem |
| oblique | प्रेम prem | प्रेमों premõ |
| vocative | प्रेम prem | प्रेमो premo |
Proper noun
प्रेम • (prem) m (Urdu spelling پَریم)
- a male given name, Prem, from Sanskrit
Declension
Declension of प्रेम (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रेम prem | प्रेम prem |
| oblique | प्रेम prem | प्रेमों premõ |
| vocative | प्रेम prem | प्रेमो premo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रेम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “प्रेम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Konkani
Noun
प्रेम • (prem) (Latin script prem, Kannada script ಪ್ರೇಮ)
- love, passion
- affection
- attachment, fondness
- inclination
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prem]
- Phonetic Devanagari: प्रेम्
Noun
प्रेम • (prem)
- love, affection
- Synonym: माया (māyā)
References
- “प्रेम”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “प्रेम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). Compare Old Punjabi ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ (premu), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘹𑘦 (prema).
Noun
प्रेम (prema)
- love, devotion
Descendants
- Hindustani: prem
- Hindi: प्रेम
- Urdu: پَریم
Further reading
- Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, OCLC 853683653, page 548