Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʒɑː/, [puː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun edit

पूजा (pūjāf (Urdu spelling پوجا)

  1. a religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests
  2. (by extension) worship, veneration

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Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

पूजा f

  1. Devanagari script form of pūjā (“veneration”)

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Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

From the root पूज् (pūj).

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Noun edit

पूजा (pūjā) stemf

  1. worship
  2. veneration
  3. adoration of a god
  4. homage to a superior

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of पूजा (pūjā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पूजा
pūjā
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Vocative पूजे
pūje
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Accusative पूजाम्
pūjām
पूजे
pūje
पूजाः
pūjāḥ
Instrumental पूजया / पूजा¹
pūjayā / pūjā¹
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभिः
pūjābhiḥ
Dative पूजायै
pūjāyai
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभ्यः
pūjābhyaḥ
Ablative पूजायाः
pūjāyāḥ
पूजाभ्याम्
pūjābhyām
पूजाभ्यः
pūjābhyaḥ
Genitive पूजायाः
pūjāyāḥ
पूजयोः
pūjayoḥ
पूजानाम्
pūjānām
Locative पूजायाम्
pūjāyām
पूजयोः
pūjayoḥ
पूजासु
pūjāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899), “पूजा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 641.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024), “pūjā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.