प्रश्न

See also: परेशानी and परेशान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾəʃ.nᵊ/, [pɾɐʃ.nᵊ], /pɾəʃ.nə/, [pɾɐʃ.nɐ], /pɾə.ʃən/, [pɾɐ.ʃɐ̃n]

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśn) m (Urdu spelling پرشن)

1. question, query, problem, interrogation

   Synonym: सवाल (savāl)

   मैंने उसके सब प्रश्नों के उत्तर दे दिए है।

   ma͠ine uske sab praśnõ ke uttar de die hai.

   I have answered all his questions.

Declension

Declension of प्रश्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्न praśn
oblique	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्नों praśnõ
vocative	प्रश्न praśn	प्रश्नो praśno

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “प्रश्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Konkani

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśna) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. question

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾəɕ.nə/
• Hyphenation: प्रश्‧न, प्रश्न
• Rhymes: -ə

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśna) m

1. question
2. query, problem

   Synonym: शंका (śaṅkā)

Declension

Declension of प्रश्न (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	प्रश्न praśna
direct plural	प्रश्न praśna
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रश्न praśna		प्रश्न praśna
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रश्ना praśnā		प्रश्नां- praśnān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रश्नाला praśnālā		प्रश्नांना praśnānnā
ergative	प्रश्नाने, प्रश्नानं praśnāne, praśnāna		प्रश्नांनी praśnānnī
instrumental	प्रश्नाशी praśnāśī		प्रश्नांशी praśnānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रश्नात praśnāt		प्रश्नांत praśnāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रश्ना praśnā		प्रश्नांनो praśnānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of प्रश्न (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	प्रश्नाचा praśnāċā	प्रश्नाचे praśnāċe	प्रश्नाची praśnācī	प्रश्नाच्या praśnācā	प्रश्नाचे, प्रश्नाचं praśnāċe, praśnāċa	प्रश्नाची praśnācī	प्रश्नाच्या praśnācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रश्नांचा praśnānċā	प्रश्नांचे praśnānċe	प्रश्नांची praśnāñcī	प्रश्नांच्या praśnāncā	प्रश्नांचे, प्रश्नांचं praśnānċe, praśnānċa	प्रश्नांची praśnāñcī	प्रश्नांच्या praśnāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• प्रश्नचिन्ह (praśnacinha, “question mark”)

 

See also

• उत्तर (uttar, “answer”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “प्रश्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʌsnʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रस्न

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśna)

1. question

   प्रश्न गर्नु ― praśna garnu ― to question, to interrogate

   प्रश्न सोध्नु ― praśna sodhnu ― to ask a question, to question

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰশ্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬰ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• প্রশ্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰫𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀰𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ပြၐ္န (Burmese script)
• પ્રશ્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦯ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂬𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಶ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ប្រឝ្ន (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຨ຺ນ (Lao script)
• പ്രശ്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᡧᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᠱᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧋𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐱𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢯ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆯𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖫𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රශ‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩿 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚧𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப்ரஶ்ந (Tamil script)
• ప్రశ్న (Telugu script)
• ปฺรศฺน (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཤྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒬𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨮𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *praśnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *praćnás, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-nó-s or *ploḱ-nó-s, from *pleḱ- (“to fold, weave”). Cognate with Latin plecto, Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐɕ.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐɕ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśná) stem, m

1. basket-work, a plaited basket
2. (by commentator) "a turban"

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रश्नः praśnáḥ	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	प्रश्न práśna	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ práśnau / práśnā¹	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रश्नम् praśnám	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹	प्रश्नान् praśnā́n
Instrumental	प्रश्नेन praśnéna	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रश्नात् praśnā́t	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रश्नस्य praśnásya	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām
Locative	प्रश्ने praśné	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From the root प्रछ् (prach) +‎ -न (-na), whence पृच्छति (pṛccháti, “to ask, question, interrogate”).

Noun

प्रश्न • (praśná) stem, m

1. question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry; also in compounds:

   कुशलप्रश्न (kúśala-praśna) — friendly enquiry after a person's health or welfare, salutation

2. (law) judicial inquiry or examination

   साक्षिप्रश्न (sā-kṣi-praśna) — interrogation of witnesses

3. (astrology) astrological inquiry into the future

   दिव्यप्रश्न (divyá-praśna) — inquiring into divine phenomena, augury

   देवप्रश्न (devá-praśna) — "consulting the gods", fortune-telling

   दैवप्रश्न (daíva-praśna) — inquiring of fate, astrology

4. a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem

   प्रत्नम् प्रब्रवीति (praśnam pra-√brū) — to decide a controverted point

   प्रत्नम् एति (praśnam √i) (+ accusative) or प्रत्नम् आ गच्छति (praśnam ā √gam) (+locative of person) — to lay a question before any one for decision

   प्रश्नस् तव पितरि (praśnas tava pitari) — the point at issue is before thy father

5. a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation)
6. a short section or paragraph (in books)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रश्न (praśná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रश्नः praśnáḥ	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ praśnā́ḥ / praśnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	प्रश्न práśna	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ práśnau / práśnā¹	प्रश्नाः / प्रश्नासः¹ práśnāḥ / práśnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रश्नम् praśnám	प्रश्नौ / प्रश्ना¹ praśnaú / praśnā́¹	प्रश्नान् praśnā́n
Instrumental	प्रश्नेन praśnéna	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नैः / प्रश्नेभिः¹ praśnaíḥ / praśnébhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रश्नाय praśnā́ya	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रश्नात् praśnā́t	प्रश्नाभ्याम् praśnā́bhyām	प्रश्नेभ्यः praśnébhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रश्नस्य praśnásya	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नानाम् praśnā́nām
Locative	प्रश्ने praśné	प्रश्नयोः praśnáyoḥ	प्रश्नेषु praśnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Burmese: ပြဿနာ (pra.ssa.na)
• → Hindi: प्रश्न (praśna) (learned)
• → Khmer: ប្រស្នា (prɑsnaa)
• → Kannada: ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ (praśne) (learned)
• → Malayalam: പ്രശ്നം (praśnaṁ) (learned)
• → Marathi: praśna (learned)

  Devanagari script: प्रश्न

  Modi script: 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘿𑘡

• → Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ (praśan) (learned)
• → Tamil: பிரச்சனை (piraccaṉai) (learned)
• → Telugu: ప్రశ్న (praśna) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रश्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 695/3.