प्रदेश

See also: परदेशी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.d̪eːʃ/, [pɾɐ.d̪eːʃ]

Noun

प्रदेश • (pradeś) m (Urdu spelling پردیش)

1. province

   Synonyms: प्रांत (prānt), सूबा (sūbā)

Declension

Declension of प्रदेश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रदेश pradeś	प्रदेश pradeś
oblique	प्रदेश pradeś	प्रदेशों pradeśõ
vocative	प्रदेश pradeś	प्रदेशो pradeśo

Descendants

• → English: Pradesh

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रदेश (pradeśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾə.d̪eɕ/

Noun

प्रदेश • (pradeś) m

1. region

Declension

Declension of प्रदेश (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	प्रदेश pradeś
direct plural	प्रदेश pradeś
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रदेश pradeś		प्रदेश pradeś
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रदेशा pradeśā		प्रदेशां- pradeśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रदेशाला pradeśālā		प्रदेशांना pradeśānnā
ergative	प्रदेशाने, प्रदेशानं pradeśāne, pradeśāna		प्रदेशांनी pradeśānnī
instrumental	प्रदेशाशी pradeśāśī		प्रदेशांशी pradeśānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रदेशात pradeśāt		प्रदेशांत pradeśāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रदेशा pradeśā		प्रदेशांनो pradeśānno
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 प्रदेश (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	प्रदेशाचा pradeśāċā	प्रदेशाचे pradeśāċe	प्रदेशाची pradeśācī	प्रदेशाच्या pradeśācā	प्रदेशाचे, प्रदेशाचं pradeśāċe, pradeśāċa	प्रदेशाची pradeśācī	प्रदेशाच्या pradeśācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रदेशांचा pradeśānċā	प्रदेशांचे pradeśānċe	प्रदेशांची pradeśāñcī	प्रदेशांच्या pradeśāncā	प्रदेशांचे, प्रदेशांचं pradeśānċe, pradeśānċa	प्रदेशांची pradeśāñcī	प्रदेशांच्या pradeśāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• प्रादेशिक (prādeśik, “regional”)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰদেশ (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬤᬾᬰ (Balinese script)
• প্রদেশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰟𑰸𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀤𑁂𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ပြဒေၐ (Burmese script)
• પ્રદેશ (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦢꦺꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂠𑂵𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರದೇಶ (Kannada script)
• ប្រទេឝ (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣເທຨ (Lao script)
• പ്രദേശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᡩᡝᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘟𑘹𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢑᠧᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦿𑧚𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐡𑐾𑐱 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରଦେଶ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢣꢾꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆢𑆼𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖟𑖸𑖫 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රදෙශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩭𑩔𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚛𑚲𑚧 (Takri script)
• ப்ரதே³ஶ (Tamil script)
• ప్రదేశ (Telugu script)
• ปฺรเทศ (Thai script)
• པྲ་དེ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒠𑒹𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨛𑨄𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्र- (pra-) +‎ देश (deśa)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.dɐj.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.d̪eː.ɕɐ/

Noun

प्रदेश • (pradeśa) stem, m

1. pointing out, showing, indication, direction, decision, determination
2. appeal to a precedent
3. example (in grammar, law etc.)
4. spot, region, place, country, district (often in compounds with a part of the body, e.g. कण्ठप्रदेश (kaṇṭhapradeśa), हृदयप्रदेश (hṛdayapradeśa) etc.)
5. a short while
6. wall
7. a short span (measured from the tip of the thumb to that of the forefinger)
8. (Jainism) one of the obstacles to liberation Sarvad, "atomic individuality"
9. being or situated in a district

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रदेश

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रदेशः (pradeśaḥ)	प्रदेशौ (pradeśau)	प्रदेशाः (pradeśāḥ)
accusative	प्रदेशम् (pradeśam)	प्रदेशौ (pradeśau)	प्रदेशान् (pradeśān)
instrumental	प्रदेशेन (pradeśena)	प्रदेशाभ्याम् (pradeśābhyām)	प्रदेशैः (pradeśaiḥ)
dative	प्रदेशाय (pradeśāya)	प्रदेशाभ्याम् (pradeśābhyām)	प्रदेशेभ्यः (pradeśebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रदेशात् (pradeśāt)	प्रदेशाभ्याम् (pradeśābhyām)	प्रदेशेभ्यः (pradeśebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रदेशस्य (pradeśasya)	प्रदेशयोः (pradeśayoḥ)	प्रदेशानाम् (pradeśānām)
locative	प्रदेशे (pradeśe)	प्रदेशयोः (pradeśayoḥ)	प्रदेशेषु (pradeśeṣu)
vocative	प्रदेश (pradeśa)	प्रदेशौ (pradeśau)	प्रदेशाः (pradeśāḥ)

Descendants

• Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀧𑀢𑁂𑀲 (patesa)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: प्रदेश (pradeś)

  • → English: Pradesh

  Urdu: پْرَدیش (pradeś)

• → Khmer: ប្រទេស (prɑteeh)
• → Lao: ປະເທດ (pa thēt)
• → Malayalam: പ്രദേശം (pradēśaṁ)
• → Tamil: பிரதேசம் (piratēcam)
• → Telugu: ప్రదేశము (pradēśamu)
• → Thai: ประเทศ (bprà-têet)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रदेश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0680.