पछतावा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • पछताव (pachtāv)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पश्चात्ताप (paścāttāpa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pət͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑː.ʋɑː/, [pɐt͡ʃʰ.t̪äː.ʋäː]

Noun

पछतावा • (pachtāvā) m (Urdu spelling پَچھْتَاوَا)

  1. regret, repenting
    Synonyms: खेद (khed), अफ़सोस (afsos)
    चोर को कोई पछतावा नहीं लगा ― cor ko koī pachtāvā nahī̃ lagā ― the thief showed no regret
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Declension

Declension of पछतावा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पछतावा
pachtāvā 		पछतावे
pachtāve
oblique पछतावे
pachtāve 		पछतावों
pachtāvõ
vocative पछतावे
pachtāve 		पछतावो
pachtāvo
  • पछतावा करना (pachtāvā karnā, “to repent”)
  • पछताना (pachtānā, “to repent”)

References

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