प्रमाण

See also: परमाणु and परिमाण

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

प्रमाण • (pramāṇ) m (Urdu spelling پرمان)

1. proof, evidence, vindication, authentication, attestation

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   उसके प्रमाण पर आपत्ति मत करो।

   uske pramāṇ par āpatti mat karo.

   Do not question his proof.

   Synonym: सबूत (sabūt)

2. measure, rate, scale, magnitude, standard (whether of weight, length, or capacity)

Derived terms

• प्रमाण करना (pramāṇ karnā)
• प्रमाणकर्ता (pramāṇkartā)
• प्रमाण-पुरुष (pramāṇ-puruṣ)
• प्रमाणभूत (pramāṇbhūt)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “प्रमाण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pramaHnam. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎠 (framānā).

Noun

प्रमाण • (pramāṇa) stem, n

1. proof, authority; any proof, testimony, or evidence
2. measurement, dimensions, length; measure of any kind
3. accordance of the movements in dancing with music and song

Descendants

• English: pramana

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2012 January 6 (last accessed)