प्रश्न
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśná).
Pronunciation
Noun
प्रश्न • (praśn) m (Urdu spelling پرشن)
- question, query, problem, interrogation
- मैंने उसके सब प्रश्नों के उत्तर दे दिये है।
- ma͠ine uske sab praśnõ ke uttar de diye hai.
- I have answered all his questions.
Declension
Synonyms
- (question): सवाल (savāl)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “प्रश्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Nepali
Noun
प्रश्न • (praśna)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- প্ৰশ্ন (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬰ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
- প্রশ্ন (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰫𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀰𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ပြၐ္န (Burmese script)
- પ્રશ્ન (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦯ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂬𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಶ್ನ (Kannada script)
- ប្រឝ្ន (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣຨ຺ນ (Lao script)
- പ്രശ്ന (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠᡧᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᠱᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧋𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐱𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢯ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆯𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖫𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ප්රශ්න (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩿 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚧𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
- ப்ரஶ்ந (Tamil script)
- ప్రశ్న (Telugu script)
- ปฺรศฺน (Thai script)
- པྲ་ཤྣ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒬𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨮𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *praśnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *praćnás, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-nó-s or *ploḱ-nó-s, from *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”). Cognate with Latin plecto, Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
प्रश्न • (praśná) stem, m
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्रश्नः praśnáḥ |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹ |
प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | प्रश्न práśna |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ práśnau / práśnā¹ |
प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | प्रश्नम् praśnám |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹ |
प्रश्नान् praśnā́n |
Instrumental | प्रश्नेन praśnéna |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्रश्नात् praśnā́t |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्रश्नस्य praśnásya |
प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ |
प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām |
Locative | प्रश्ने praśné |
प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ |
प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu |
Notes |
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Etymology 2
From the root प्रछ् (prach), whence पृच्छति (pṛccháti, “to ask, question, interrogate”).
Noun
प्रश्न • (praśná) stem, m
- question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry; also in compounds:
- कुशलप्रश्न (kúśala-praśna) — friendly enquiry after a person's health or welfare, salutation
- (law) judicial inquiry or examination
- साक्षिप्रश्न (sā-kṣi-praśna) — interrogation of witnesses
- (astrology) astrological inquiry into the future
- दिव्यप्रश्न (divyá-praśna) — inquiring into divine phenomena, augury
- देवप्रश्न (devá-praśna) — "consulting the gods", fortune-telling
- दैवप्रश्न (daíva-praśna) — inquiring of fate, astrology
- a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem
- प्रत्नम् प्रब्रवीति (praśnam pra-√brū) — to decide a controverted point
- प्रत्नम् एति (praśnam √i) (+ accusative) or प्रत्नम् आ गच्छति (praśnam ā √gam) (+locative of person) — to lay a question before any one for decision
- प्रश्नस् तव पितरि (praśnas tava pitari) — the point at issue is before thy father
- a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation)
- a short section or paragraph (in books)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | प्रश्नः praśnáḥ |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹ |
प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | प्रश्न práśna |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ práśnau / práśnā¹ |
प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | प्रश्नम् praśnám |
प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹ |
प्रश्नान् praśnā́n |
Instrumental | प्रश्नेन praśnéna |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ |
Ablative | प्रश्नात् praśnā́t |
प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām |
प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ |
Genitive | प्रश्नस्य praśnásya |
प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ |
प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām |
Locative | प्रश्ने praśné |
प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ |
प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu |
Notes |
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