प्रतीक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā).

Noun

प्रतीक्षा • (pratīkṣā) f

1. waiting, awaiting

   Synonym: इंतज़ार (intzār)

Declension

Declension of प्रतीक्षा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā	प्रतीक्षाएँ pratīkṣāẽ
oblique	प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā	प्रतीक्षाओं pratīkṣāõ
vocative	प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā	प्रतीक्षाओ pratīkṣāo

Derived terms

• प्रतीक्षा करना (pratīkṣā karnā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰতীক্ষা (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬢᬷᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
• প্রতীক্ষা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰱𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပြတီက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
• પ્રતીક્ષા (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦠꦷꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂲𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
• ប្រតីក្ឞា (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຕີກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
• പ്രതീക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᢠᡳᡳᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘲𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢐᠢᠢᢉᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧓𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐷𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢷꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆵𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖱𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රතීක්‍ෂා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚯𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப்ரதீக்ஷா (Tamil script)
• ప్రతీక్షా (Telugu script)
• ปฺรตีกฺษา (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཏཱི་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒲𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्रति (prati, “towards”) +‎ ईक्ष् (īkṣ, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.tiːk.ʂɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈt̪iːk.ʂɑː/

Noun

प्रतीक्षा • (pratīkṣā) stem, f

1. expectation, consideration, respect, attention
2. regard, veneration

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā	प्रतीक्षे pratīkṣe	प्रतीक्षाः pratīkṣāḥ
Vocative	प्रतीक्षे pratīkṣe	प्रतीक्षे pratīkṣe	प्रतीक्षाः pratīkṣāḥ
Accusative	प्रतीक्षाम् pratīkṣām	प्रतीक्षे pratīkṣe	प्रतीक्षाः pratīkṣāḥ
Instrumental	प्रतीक्षया / प्रतीक्षा¹ pratīkṣayā / pratīkṣā¹	प्रतीक्षाभ्याम् pratīkṣābhyām	प्रतीक्षाभिः pratīkṣābhiḥ
Dative	प्रतीक्षायै pratīkṣāyai	प्रतीक्षाभ्याम् pratīkṣābhyām	प्रतीक्षाभ्यः pratīkṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रतीक्षायाः / प्रतीक्षायै² pratīkṣāyāḥ / pratīkṣāyai²	प्रतीक्षाभ्याम् pratīkṣābhyām	प्रतीक्षाभ्यः pratīkṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रतीक्षायाः / प्रतीक्षायै² pratīkṣāyāḥ / pratīkṣāyai²	प्रतीक्षयोः pratīkṣayoḥ	प्रतीक्षाणाम् pratīkṣāṇām
Locative	प्रतीक्षायाम् pratīkṣāyām	प्रतीक्षयोः pratīkṣayoḥ	प्रतीक्षासु pratīkṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रतीक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0673.