प्रभु
Appearance
See also: प्रभा
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]प्रभु • (prabhu) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of प्रभु (masc u-stem)
Proper noun
[edit]प्रभु • (prabhu) m or f by sense
Declension
[edit]NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of प्रभु (masc u-stem)
Declension of प्रभु (fem u-stem)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- प्रभू (prabhū́)
Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- প্ৰভু (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬪᬸ (Balinese script)
- প্রভু (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰥𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀪𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ပြဘု (Burmese script)
- પ્રભુ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਭੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦨꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂦𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಭು (Kannada script)
- ប្រភុ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣຠຸ (Lao script)
- പ്രഭു (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠᢨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘥𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᠪᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧅𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐨𑐸 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରଭୁ (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢩꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆨𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖥𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ප්රභු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩳𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚡𑚰 (Takri script)
- ப்ரபு⁴ (Tamil script)
- ప్రభు (Telugu script)
- ปฺรภุ (Thai script)
- པྲ་བྷུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒦𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨡𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰHú-s, from *pro- (“forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). Cognate with Latin probus (“excellent, good”), which was also used as a given name.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]प्रभु • (prabhú) stem
- good, excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant
- (with ablative) more powerful than
- (with genitive) having power over
- (with locative, infinitive or in compounda) able, capable, having power to
- (with dative) a match for
- constant, eternal
Declension
[edit]Masculine u-stem declension of प्रभु (prabhú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्रभुः prabhúḥ |
प्रभू prabhū́ |
प्रभवः prabhávaḥ |
Vocative | प्रभो prábho |
प्रभू prábhū |
प्रभवः prábhavaḥ |
Accusative | प्रभुम् prabhúm |
प्रभू prabhū́ |
प्रभून् prabhū́n |
Instrumental | प्रभुणा / प्रभ्वा¹ prabhúṇā / prabhvā́¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभिः prabhúbhiḥ |
Dative | प्रभवे / प्रभ्वे¹ prabháve / prabhvé¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभ्यः prabhúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्रभोः / प्रभ्वः¹ prabhóḥ / prabhváḥ¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभ्यः prabhúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्रभोः / प्रभ्वः¹ prabhóḥ / prabhváḥ¹ |
प्रभ्वोः prabhvóḥ |
प्रभूणाम् prabhūṇā́m |
Locative | प्रभौ prabhaú |
प्रभ्वोः prabhvóḥ |
प्रभुषु prabhúṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ī-stem declension of प्रभ्वी (prabhvī́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्रभ्वी prabhvī́ |
प्रभ्व्यौ / प्रभ्वी¹ prabhvyaù / prabhvī́¹ |
प्रभ्व्यः / प्रभ्वीः¹ prabhvyàḥ / prabhvī́ḥ¹ |
Vocative | प्रभ्वि prábhvi |
प्रभ्व्यौ / प्रभ्वी¹ prábhvyau / prábhvī¹ |
प्रभ्व्यः / प्रभ्वीः¹ prábhvyaḥ / prábhvīḥ¹ |
Accusative | प्रभ्वीम् prabhvī́m |
प्रभ्व्यौ / प्रभ्वी¹ prabhvyaù / prabhvī́¹ |
प्रभ्वीः prabhvī́ḥ |
Instrumental | प्रभ्व्या prabhvyā́ |
प्रभ्वीभ्याम् prabhvī́bhyām |
प्रभ्वीभिः prabhvī́bhiḥ |
Dative | प्रभ्व्यै prabhvyaí |
प्रभ्वीभ्याम् prabhvī́bhyām |
प्रभ्वीभ्यः prabhvī́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्रभ्व्याः / प्रभ्व्यै² prabhvyā́ḥ / prabhvyaí² |
प्रभ्वीभ्याम् prabhvī́bhyām |
प्रभ्वीभ्यः prabhvī́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्रभ्व्याः / प्रभ्व्यै² prabhvyā́ḥ / prabhvyaí² |
प्रभ्व्योः prabhvyóḥ |
प्रभ्वीणाम् prabhvī́ṇām |
Locative | प्रभ्व्याम् prabhvyā́m |
प्रभ्व्योः prabhvyóḥ |
प्रभ्वीषु prabhvī́ṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter u-stem declension of प्रभु (prabhú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्रभु prabhú |
प्रभुणी prabhúṇī |
प्रभूणि / प्रभु¹ / प्रभू¹ prabhū́ṇi / prabhú¹ / prabhū́¹ |
Vocative | प्रभु / प्रभो prábhu / prábho |
प्रभुणी prábhuṇī |
प्रभूणि / प्रभु¹ / प्रभू¹ prábhūṇi / prábhu¹ / prábhū¹ |
Accusative | प्रभु prabhú |
प्रभुणी prabhúṇī |
प्रभूणि / प्रभु¹ / प्रभू¹ prabhū́ṇi / prabhú¹ / prabhū́¹ |
Instrumental | प्रभुणा / प्रभ्वा¹ prabhúṇā / prabhvā́¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभिः prabhúbhiḥ |
Dative | प्रभुणे / प्रभवे¹ / प्रभ्वे¹ prabhúṇe / prabháve¹ / prabhvé¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभ्यः prabhúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्रभुणः / प्रभोः¹ / प्रभ्वः¹ prabhúṇaḥ / prabhóḥ¹ / prabhváḥ¹ |
प्रभुभ्याम् prabhúbhyām |
प्रभुभ्यः prabhúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्रभुणः / प्रभोः¹ / प्रभ्वः¹ prabhúṇaḥ / prabhóḥ¹ / prabhváḥ¹ |
प्रभुणोः prabhúṇoḥ |
प्रभूणाम् prabhūṇā́m |
Locative | प्रभुणि / प्रभौ¹ prabhúṇi / prabhaú¹ |
प्रभुणोः prabhúṇoḥ |
प्रभुषु prabhúṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
[edit]प्रभु • (prabhú) stem, m
Descendants
[edit]- Pali: pabhu (“master”), pahū (“able”)
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀪𑀼 (pabhu), 𑀧𑀳𑀼 (pahu)
- → Bengali: প্রভু (probhu)
- → Hindi: प्रभु (prabhu)
- → Old Javanese: prabhu
- → Kannada: ಪ್ರಭು (prabhu)
- → Tamil: பிரபு (pirapu)
- → Telugu: ప్రభువు (prabhuvu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “प्रभु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 635.
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