प्रीति

See also: प्रति and प्रांत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾiː.t̪iː/

Noun

प्रीति • (prīti) f

1. affection (a feeling of strong love or attachment)

Declension

Declension of प्रीति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रीति prīti	प्रीतियाँ prītiyā̃
oblique	प्रीति prīti	प्रीतियों prītiyõ
vocative	प्रीति prīti	प्रीतियो prītiyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾi.t̪i/, [pɾi.t̪iː]

Noun

प्रीति • (prīti) f

1. love

   Synonyms: प्रेम (prem) ( most common), प्रीत (prīt), इश्क (iśka)

Proper noun

प्रीति • (prīti) f

1. a female given name, Preeti, from Sanskrit

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रीति”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰীতি (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬷᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• প্রীতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰱𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀻𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ပြီတိ (Burmese script)
• પ્રીતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦷꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರೀತಿ (Kannada script)
• ប្រីតិ (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣີຕິ (Lao script)
• പ്രീതി (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᡳᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠢᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧓𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐷𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରୀତି (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢷꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆵𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖱𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රීති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚯𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப்ரீதி (Tamil script)
• ప్రీతి (Telugu script)
• ปฺรีติ (Thai script)
• པྲཱི་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒲𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHtíš (“pleasurable sensation”), from Proto-Indo-European *préyH-ti-s ~ *priH-téy-s, from *preyH- (“to please”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬌 (friti, “prayer”), Sogdian [script needed] (brīti). By surface analysis, प्री (prī) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾiː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾiː.t̪i/

Noun

प्रीति • (prīti) stem, f (root प्री)

1. any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction
2. friendly disposition, kindness, favour, grace, amity
3. affection, love

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of प्रीति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रीतिः (prītiḥ)	प्रीती (prītī)	प्रीतयः (prītayaḥ)
vocative	प्रीते (prīte)	प्रीती (prītī)	प्रीतयः (prītayaḥ)
accusative	प्रीतिम् (prītim)	प्रीती (prītī)	प्रीतीः (prītīḥ)
instrumental	प्रीत्या (prītyā) प्रीती¹ (prītī¹)	प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām)	प्रीतिभिः (prītibhiḥ)
dative	प्रीतये (prītaye) प्रीत्यै² (prītyai²) प्रीती¹ (prītī¹)	प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām)	प्रीतिभ्यः (prītibhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रीतेः (prīteḥ) प्रीत्याः² (prītyāḥ²) प्रीत्यै³ (prītyai³)	प्रीतिभ्याम् (prītibhyām)	प्रीतिभ्यः (prītibhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रीतेः (prīteḥ) प्रीत्याः² (prītyāḥ²) प्रीत्यै³ (prītyai³)	प्रीत्योः (prītyoḥ)	प्रीतीनाम् (prītīnām)
locative	प्रीतौ (prītau) प्रीत्याम्² (prītyām²) प्रीता¹ (prītā¹)	प्रीत्योः (prītyoḥ)	प्रीतिषु (prītiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (priti), 𑀧𑀻𑀢𑀻 (pītī), 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀺 (piti)
  • Gandhari: 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨡𐨁 (pridi)
• Pali: pīti
  • → Burmese: ပီတိ (piti.)
  • → Khmer: បីតិ (pəyteʼ)
  • → Shan: ပီႇတီႉ (pìi tḭ̂i)
  • → Thai: ปิติ (bpì-dtì)
• → Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ (prīti)
• → Marathi: प्रीति (prīti)
• → Tamil: பிரீதி (pirīti)
• → Telugu: ప్రీతి (prīti)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रीति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 711.