प्रतिज्ञा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā). Doublet of पैज (paij).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪɡ.jɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪɡ.jäː]

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) f (Urdu spelling پرتِگّیا) (rare, formal)

1. a vow, promise, pledge
2. assertion, declaration, assurance, acknowledgement

Declension

Declension of प्रतिज्ञा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाएँ pratijñāẽ
oblique	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाओं pratijñāõ
vocative	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञाओ pratijñāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Platts, John T. (1884) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā). Doublet of पैज (paij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪id͡ʑ.na/

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) f

1. promise, agreement, engagement
2. bet or wager
3. (law) solemn affirmation
4. (logic) a proposition, the assertion or proposition to be proved

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰতিজ্ঞা (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬢᬶᬚ᭄ᬜᬵ (Balinese script)
• প্রতিজ্ঞা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပြတိဇ္ဉာ (Burmese script)
• પ્રતિજ્ઞા (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਤਿਜ੍ਞਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦠꦶꦘꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾ (Kannada script)
• ប្រតិជ្ញា (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຕິຊ຺ຎາ (Lao script)
• പ്രതിജ്ഞാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᢠᡳᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢐᠢᠽᡛᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧒𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢶꢙ꣄ꢛꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රතිඥා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப்ரதிஜ்ஞா (Tamil script)
• ప్రతిజ్ఞా (Telugu script)
• ปฺรติชฺญา (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཏི་ཛྙཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.tid͡ʑ.ɲɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈt̪id͡ʑ.ɲɑː/

Etymology 1

From प्रति- (prati-) +‎ ज्ञा (jñā, root).

Root

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā)

1. to admit, own, acknowledge, acquiesce in, consent to, approve
2. to promise
3. to confirm, assert, answer
4. to maintain, assert, allege, state
5. to bring forward or introduce
6. to perceive, notice, learn, become aware of
7. to remember sorrowfully

Derived terms

• प्रतिजानाति (pratijānāti)
• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (see below)

Etymology 2

Derived from the root प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (see above) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Noun

प्रतिज्ञा • (pratijñā) stem, f

1. vow, promise
2. agreement, assent, admission, acknowledgement
3. declaration, proposition, statement, assertion, allegation
4. (law) plaint, complaint, indictment, prosecution
5. (logic) a proposition, the assertion or proposition to be proved

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रतिज्ञा pratijñā	प्रतिज्ञे pratijñe	प्रतिज्ञाः pratijñāḥ
Vocative	प्रतिज्ञे pratijñe	प्रतिज्ञे pratijñe	प्रतिज्ञाः pratijñāḥ
Accusative	प्रतिज्ञाम् pratijñām	प्रतिज्ञे pratijñe	प्रतिज्ञाः pratijñāḥ
Instrumental	प्रतिज्ञया / प्रतिज्ञा¹ pratijñayā / pratijñā¹	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् pratijñābhyām	प्रतिज्ञाभिः pratijñābhiḥ
Dative	प्रतिज्ञायै pratijñāyai	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् pratijñābhyām	प्रतिज्ञाभ्यः pratijñābhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रतिज्ञायाः / प्रतिज्ञायै² pratijñāyāḥ / pratijñāyai²	प्रतिज्ञाभ्याम् pratijñābhyām	प्रतिज्ञाभ्यः pratijñābhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रतिज्ञायाः / प्रतिज्ञायै² pratijñāyāḥ / pratijñāyai²	प्रतिज्ञयोः pratijñayoḥ	प्रतिज्ञानाम् pratijñānām
Locative	प्रतिज्ञायाम् pratijñāyām	प्रतिज्ञयोः pratijñayoḥ	प्रतिज्ञासु pratijñāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: paṭiññā
• Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘺𑘕 (paija), 𑘢𑘺𑘕𑘰 (paijā)
      • Marathi: पैज (paij)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: पैज (paij)

      Urdu: پیج (paij)

  • Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi: [script needed] (paij)

      Shahmukhi: [script needed] (paij)

• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā)

  Urdu: پرتِگّیا (pratigyā)

• → Marathi: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 665.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratijñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रतिज्ञा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan