प्रियतम
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रियतम (priyatama). By surface analysis, प्रिय (priya) + तम (tam, superlative suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾɪj.t̪əm/, [pɾɪj.t̪ɐ̃m]
Adjective
प्रियतम • (priytam) (indeclinable)
Noun
प्रियतम • (priytam) m (female equivalent प्रियतमा)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रियतम priytam |
प्रियतम priytam |
| oblique | प्रियतम priytam |
प्रियतमों priytamõ |
| vocative | प्रियतम priytam |
प्रियतमो priytamo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रियतम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3238
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रियतम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 670
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रियतम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 415.