Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

پَیج (paijf (Hindi spelling पैज)

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

Declension edit

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

References edit

  • 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