पृच्छति
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Sanskrit
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[edit]Alternative scripts
- পৃচ্ছতি (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬺᬘ᭄ᬙᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- পৃচ্ছতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰴𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀾𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ပၖစ္ဆတိ (Burmese script)
- પૃચ્છતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦽꦕ꧀ꦖꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑃂𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಪೃಚ್ಛತಿ (Kannada script)
- ប្ឫច្ឆតិ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣິຈ຺ຉຕິ (Lao script)
- പൃച്ഛതി (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᡳᢜᡮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘵𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠢᢋᠼᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧖𑦳𑧠𑦴𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐺𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ପୃଚ୍ଛତି (Odia script)
- ꢦꢺꢗ꣄ꢘꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆸𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖴𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- පෘච්ඡති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩙𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ப்ரிச்ச²தி (Tamil script)
- పృచ్ఛతి (Telugu script)
- ปฺฤจฺฉติ (Thai script)
- པྲྀ་ཙྪ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒵𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti (“to ask”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pərəsaiti), Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎰- (f-r-θ- /fraθ-/), Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʻanem), Latin poscō, Old English friġnan (whence English frain), Russian проси́ть (prosítʹ), Northern Kurdish pirsîn, Persian پُرسیدَن (porsidan).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pr̩t.t͡ɕʰɐ́.ti/, [pr̩t̚.t͡ɕʰɐ́.ti]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pr̩t̪.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i/, [pr̩t̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i]
Verb
[edit]पृ॒च्छति॑ • (pṛccháti) third-singular indicative (class 6, type P, root प्रछ्)
- to ask, question, pray, interrogate (+ accusative)
- to ask after inquire about (+ accusative)
- to ask or interrogate any one (accusative) about anything
- (astrology) to consult the future
- (with नामतो मातरम् (nāmato mātaram)) to inquire about one's (genitive) mother's name
- (with न (na)) not to trouble oneself with
- to seek, wish, long for
- to ask, ask for, demand, beg, entreat (+ accusative)
- (passive voice) to be asked or questioned about
- to pray
Conjugation
[edit]| Present: पृ॒च्छति॑ (pṛccháti), पृ॒च्छते॑ (pṛccháte) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Mediopassive | ||||||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Indicative | |||||||
| Third | पृ॒च्छति॑ pṛccháti |
पृ॒च्छतः॑ pṛcchátaḥ |
पृ॒च्छन्ति॑ pṛcchánti |
पृ॒च्छते॑ pṛccháte |
पृ॒च्छेते॑ pṛcchéte |
पृ॒च्छन्ते॑ pṛcchánte | |
| Second | पृ॒च्छसि॑ pṛcchási |
पृ॒च्छथः॑ pṛccháthaḥ |
पृ॒च्छथ॑ pṛcchátha |
पृ॒च्छसे॑ pṛccháse |
पृ॒च्छेथे॑ pṛcchéthe |
पृ॒च्छध्वे॑ pṛcchádhve | |
| First | पृ॒च्छामि॑ pṛcchā́mi |
पृ॒च्छावः॑ pṛcchā́vaḥ |
पृ॒च्छामः॑ / पृ॒च्छाम॑सि¹ pṛcchā́maḥ / pṛcchā́masi¹ |
पृ॒च्छे pṛcché |
पृ॒च्छाव॑हे pṛcchā́vahe |
पृ॒च्छाम॑हे pṛcchā́mahe | |
| Imperative | |||||||
| Third | पृ॒च्छतु॑ pṛcchátu |
पृ॒च्छता॑म् pṛcchátām |
पृ॒च्छन्तु॑ pṛcchántu |
पृ॒च्छता॑म् pṛcchátām |
पृ॒च्छेता॑म् pṛcchétām |
पृ॒च्छन्ता॑म् pṛcchántām | |
| Second | पृ॒च्छ pṛcchá |
पृ॒च्छत॑म् pṛcchátam |
पृ॒च्छत॑ pṛccháta |
पृ॒च्छस्व॑ pṛcchásva |
पृ॒च्छेथा॑म् pṛcchéthām |
पृ॒च्छध्व॑म् pṛcchádhvam | |
| First | पृ॒च्छानि॑ pṛcchā́ni |
पृ॒च्छाव॑ pṛcchā́va |
पृ॒च्छाम॑ pṛcchā́ma |
पृ॒च्छै pṛcchái |
पृ॒च्छाव॑है pṛcchā́vahai |
पृ॒च्छाम॑है pṛcchā́mahai | |
| Optative/Potential | |||||||
| Third | पृ॒च्छेत् pṛcchét |
पृ॒च्छेता॑म् pṛcchétām |
पृ॒च्छेयुः॑ pṛcchéyuḥ |
पृ॒च्छेत॑ pṛcchéta |
पृ॒च्छेया॑ताम् pṛcchéyātām |
पृ॒च्छेर॑न् pṛcchéran | |
| Second | पृ॒च्छेः pṛcchéḥ |
पृ॒च्छेत॑म् pṛcchétam |
पृ॒च्छेत॑ pṛcchéta |
पृ॒च्छेथाः॑ pṛcchéthāḥ |
पृ॒च्छेया॑थाम् pṛcchéyāthām |
पृ॒च्छेध्व॑म् pṛcchédhvam | |
| First | पृ॒च्छेय॑म् pṛcchéyam |
पृ॒च्छेव॑ pṛcchéva |
पृ॒च्छेम॑ pṛcchéma |
पृ॒च्छेय॑ pṛcchéya |
पृ॒च्छेव॑हि pṛcchévahi |
पृ॒च्छेम॑हि pṛcchémahi | |
| Subjunctive | |||||||
| Third | पृ॒च्छात् / पृ॒च्छाति॑ pṛcchā́t / pṛcchā́ti |
पृ॒च्छातः॑ pṛcchā́taḥ |
पृ॒च्छान् pṛcchā́n |
पृ॒च्छाते॑ / पृ॒च्छातै॑ pṛcchā́te / pṛcchā́tai |
पृ॒च्छैते॑ pṛccháite |
पृ॒च्छन्त॑ / पृ॒च्छान्तै॑ pṛcchánta / pṛcchā́ntai | |
| Second | पृ॒च्छाः / पृ॒च्छासि॑ pṛcchā́ḥ / pṛcchā́si |
पृ॒च्छाथः॑ pṛcchā́thaḥ |
पृ॒च्छाथ॑ pṛcchā́tha |
पृ॒च्छासे॑ / पृ॒च्छासै॑ pṛcchā́se / pṛcchā́sai |
पृ॒च्छैथे॑ pṛccháithe |
पृ॒च्छाध्वै॑ pṛcchā́dhvai | |
| First | पृ॒च्छानि॑ pṛcchā́ni |
पृ॒च्छाव॑ pṛcchā́va |
पृ॒च्छाम॑ pṛcchā́ma |
पृ॒च्छै pṛcchái |
पृ॒च्छाव॑है pṛcchā́vahai |
पृ॒च्छाम॑है pṛcchā́mahai | |
| Participles | |||||||
| पृ॒च्छत् pṛcchát |
पृ॒च्छमा॑न pṛcchámāna | ||||||
| Notes |
| ||||||
| Imperfect: अपृ॑च्छत् (ápṛcchat), अपृ॑च्छत (ápṛcchata) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Mediopassive | |||||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Indicative | ||||||
| Third | अपृ॑च्छत् ápṛcchat |
अपृ॑च्छताम् ápṛcchatām |
अपृ॑च्छन् ápṛcchan |
अपृ॑च्छत ápṛcchata |
अपृ॑च्छेताम् ápṛcchetām |
अपृ॑च्छन्त ápṛcchanta |
| Second | अपृ॑च्छः ápṛcchaḥ |
अपृ॑च्छतम् ápṛcchatam |
अपृ॑च्छत ápṛcchata |
अपृ॑च्छथाः ápṛcchathāḥ |
अपृ॑च्छेथाम् ápṛcchethām |
अपृ॑च्छध्वम् ápṛcchadhvam |
| First | अपृ॑च्छम् ápṛccham |
अपृ॑च्छाव ápṛcchāva |
अपृ॑च्छाम ápṛcchāma |
अपृ॑च्छे ápṛcche |
अपृ॑च्छावहि ápṛcchāvahi |
अपृ॑च्छामहि ápṛcchāmahi |
Descendants
[edit]- Dardic:
- Kalasha: phúčik
- Niya Prakrit: 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨖𐨟𐨁 (prichati), 𐨤𐨃𐨖𐨟𐨁 (pṛchati)
- Pali: पुच्छति (pucchati)
- Prakrit: पुच्छइ (pucchaï) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Old Marathi:
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “पृच्छति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 658/1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pṛcchati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms belonging to the root प्रछ्
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms suffixed with -च्छति
- Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *preḱ-
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit verbs
- Sanskrit class 6 verbs
- Sanskrit active verbs
- Sanskrit verbs in Devanagari script
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