प्रतिभा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिभा (pratibhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪ.bʱɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.bʱäː]

Noun

प्रतिभा • (pratibhā) f

1. splendour, lustre; brilliance
2. talent, genius

   Synonym: बुद्धि (buddhi)

Declension

Declension of प्रतिभा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाएँ pratibhāẽ
oblique	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओं pratibhāõ
vocative	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओ pratibhāo

Derived terms

• प्रतिभाशाली (pratibhāśālī)
• प्रतिभावान (pratibhāvān)

Proper noun

प्रतिभा • (pratibhā) f

1. a female given name, Pratibha, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of प्रतिभा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाएँ pratibhāẽ
oblique	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओं pratibhāõ
vocative	प्रतिभा pratibhā	प्रतिभाओ pratibhāo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रतिभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press