प्रत्यय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रत्यय (pratyaya).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रत्यय • (pratyaym

  1. credentials, proof
  2. (grammar, linguistic morphology) suffix
    Antonym: उपसर्ग (upsarg)

Declension

Declension of प्रत्यय (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रत्यय
pratyay
प्रत्यय
pratyay
oblique प्रत्यय
pratyay
प्रत्ययों
pratyayõ
vocative प्रत्यय
pratyay
प्रत्ययो
pratyayo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रत्यय (pratyaya). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘿𑘧𑘧 (pratyaya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾət̪.jəj/
  • Hyphenation: प्रत्‧यय
  • Rhymes: -əj

Noun

प्रत्यय • (pratyaym[1][2]

  1. (grammar, linguistic morphology) suffix
    Antonym: उपसर्ग (upsarga)
  2. corroboration; confirmation; assurance derived from direct experience or evidence.
    अनुभवातून मला याचा प्रत्यय आला.
    anubhvātūn malā yācā pratyay ālā.
    I gained confirmation of this through experience.

Declension

Declension of प्रत्यय (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
प्रत्यय
pratyay
direct
plural
प्रत्यय
pratyay
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
प्रत्यय
pratyay
प्रत्यय
pratyay
oblique
सामान्यरूप
प्रत्यया
pratyayā
प्रत्ययां-
pratyayān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
प्रत्ययाला
pratyayālā
प्रत्ययांना
pratyayānnā
ergative प्रत्ययाने, प्रत्ययानं
pratyayāne, pratyayāna
प्रत्ययांनी
pratyayānnī
instrumental प्रत्ययाशी
pratyayāśī
प्रत्ययांशी
pratyayānśī
locative
सप्तमी
प्रत्ययात
pratyayāt
प्रत्ययांत
pratyayāt
vocative
संबोधन
प्रत्यया
pratyayā
प्रत्ययांनो
pratyayānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of प्रत्यय (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
प्रत्ययाचा
pratyayāċā
प्रत्ययाचे
pratyayāċe
प्रत्ययाची
pratyayācī
प्रत्ययाच्या
pratyayācā
प्रत्ययाचे, प्रत्ययाचं
pratyayāċe, pratyayāċa
प्रत्ययाची
pratyayācī
प्रत्ययाच्या
pratyayācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
प्रत्ययांचा
pratyayānċā
प्रत्ययांचे
pratyayānċe
प्रत्ययांची
pratyayāñcī
प्रत्ययांच्या
pratyayāncā
प्रत्ययांचे, प्रत्ययांचं
pratyayānċe, pratyayānċa
प्रत्ययांची
pratyayāñcī
प्रत्ययांच्या
pratyayāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

प्रति- (prati-, towards) +‎ अय (aya, going), the latter component from (i, to go).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रत्यय • (pratyaya) stemm

  1. belief, firm conviction, trust, faith, assurance or certainty of
  2. proof, ascertainment
  3. conception, assumption, notion, idea
  4. (Buddhism, Jainism) fundamental notion or idea
  5. consciousness, understanding, intelligence, intellect
  6. analysis, solution, explanation, definition
  7. ground, basis, motive or cause of anything
  8. (Buddhism) a co-operating cause
  9. the concurrent occasion of an event as distinguished from its approximate cause
  10. an ordeal
  11. want, need
  12. fame, notoriety
  13. a subsequent sound or letter
  14. an affix or suffix to roots (forming verbs, substantives, adjectives and all derivatives)
  15. an oath
  16. usage, custom
  17. religious meditation
  18. a dependent or subject
  19. a householder who keeps a sacred fire

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रत्यय
singular dual plural
nominative प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) प्रत्ययौ (pratyayau)
प्रत्यया¹ (pratyayā¹)
प्रत्ययाः (pratyayāḥ)
प्रत्ययासः¹ (pratyayāsaḥ¹)
accusative प्रत्ययम् (pratyayam) प्रत्ययौ (pratyayau)
प्रत्यया¹ (pratyayā¹)
प्रत्ययान् (pratyayān)
instrumental प्रत्ययेन (pratyayena) प्रत्ययाभ्याम् (pratyayābhyām) प्रत्ययैः (pratyayaiḥ)
प्रत्ययेभिः¹ (pratyayebhiḥ¹)
dative प्रत्ययाय (pratyayāya) प्रत्ययाभ्याम् (pratyayābhyām) प्रत्ययेभ्यः (pratyayebhyaḥ)
ablative प्रत्ययात् (pratyayāt) प्रत्ययाभ्याम् (pratyayābhyām) प्रत्ययेभ्यः (pratyayebhyaḥ)
genitive प्रत्ययस्य (pratyayasya) प्रत्यययोः (pratyayayoḥ) प्रत्ययानाम् (pratyayānām)
locative प्रत्यये (pratyaye) प्रत्यययोः (pratyayayoḥ) प्रत्ययेषु (pratyayeṣu)
vocative प्रत्यय (pratyaya) प्रत्ययौ (pratyayau)
प्रत्यया¹ (pratyayā¹)
प्रत्ययाः (pratyayāḥ)
प्रत्ययासः¹ (pratyayāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “pratyaya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.