پریت

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit प्रीतम् (prītam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾiːt̪ᵊ]

Noun

پریت • (prīt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਪ੍ਰੀਤ)

1. love, amour, romance
2. attachment, endearment, fondness
3. adoration, devotion

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [preːt̪ᵊ]

Noun

پریت • (pret) m

1. phantom, specter, apparition

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾiːt̪/, /pə.ɾeːt̪/, /pɾeːt̪/

Noun

پریت • (parīt) m (Hindi spelling प्रेत)

1. phantom, specter, apparition
2. sprite

Usage notes

Usually does not occur outside the word pair بھوت پریت (bhūt-parīt).

Declension

Declension of پریت
	singular	plural
direct	پریت (parīt)	پریت (parīt)
oblique	پریت (parīt)	پریتوں (parītō̃)
vocative	پریت (parīt)	پریتو (parītō)

Synonyms

• بھوت (bhūt)
• آسیب (āseb)