Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (païjjā), from Sanskrit प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā). Doublet of پرتِگّیا (pratigyā). Cognate with Marathi पैज (paij).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پَیج (paijf (Hindi spelling पैज)

  1. solemn declaration, agreement, engagement, promise, vow

Declension

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Declension of پیج
singular plural
direct پَیج (paij) پَیجیں (paijẽ)
oblique پَیج (paij) پَیجوں (paijõ)
vocative پَیج (paij) پَیجو (paijo)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “paij”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratijñā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press