Punjabi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـپرست (-parast), stem of پرستیدن (parastīdan).

Suffix edit

-ਪ੍ਰਸਤ (-prsatm (Shahmukhi spelling ـپرست)

  1. Forms adjectives and nouns denoting extreme attachment to something
    ਮਾਦਾ (mādā, material) + ‎-ਪ੍ਰਸਤ (-prsat) → ‎ਮਾਦਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ (mādāprsat, materialist(ic))

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ਪ੍ਰਸਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024