प्रतिष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪʂ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

प्रतिष्ठा • (pratiṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling پرتشٹھا)

1. prestige
2. status
3. dignity
4. fame
5. notoriety
6. rank
7. respect
8. glory
9. a high or honorable position
10. site
11. foundation
12. resting-place

Declension

Declension of प्रतिष्ठा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिष्ठा pratiṣṭhā	प्रतिष्ठाएँ pratiṣṭhāẽ
oblique	प्रतिष्ठा pratiṣṭhā	प्रतिष्ठाओं pratiṣṭhāõ
vocative	प्रतिष्ठा pratiṣṭhā	प्रतिष्ठाओ pratiṣṭhāo

Derived terms

• प्रतिष्ठा करना (pratiṣṭhā karnā)
• प्रतिष्ठा वस्त्र (pratiṣṭhā vastra)

References

• John T. Platts (2012 July 7 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰতিষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬢᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
• প্রতিষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပြတိၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
• પ્રતિષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਤਿਸ਼੍ਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦠꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
• ប្រតិឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຕິຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
• പ്രതിഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᢠᡳᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢐᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රතිෂ‍්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப்ரதிஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
• ప్రతిష్ఠా (Telugu script)
• ปฺรติษฺฐา (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཏི་ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्रति (prati) +‎ स्था (sthā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.tiʂ.ʈʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈt̪iʂ.ʈʰɑː/

Noun

प्रतिष्ठा • (pratiṣṭhā) stem, f

1. ground, base, pedestal, support
2. performance of any ceremony or any solemn act, any ceremony for obtaining supernatural or magical powers
3. eminence, dignity, status, celebrity, rank
4. high rank or position

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रतिष्ठा
Nom. sg.	प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
Gen. sg.	प्रतिष्ठायाः (pratiṣṭhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)	प्रतिष्ठे (pratiṣṭhe)	प्रतिष्ठाः (pratiṣṭhāḥ)
Vocative	प्रतिष्ठे (pratiṣṭhe)	प्रतिष्ठे (pratiṣṭhe)	प्रतिष्ठाः (pratiṣṭhāḥ)
Accusative	प्रतिष्ठाम् (pratiṣṭhām)	प्रतिष्ठे (pratiṣṭhe)	प्रतिष्ठाः (pratiṣṭhāḥ)
Instrumental	प्रतिष्ठया (pratiṣṭhayā)	प्रतिष्ठाभ्याम् (pratiṣṭhābhyām)	प्रतिष्ठाभिः (pratiṣṭhābhiḥ)
Dative	प्रतिष्ठायै (pratiṣṭhāyai)	प्रतिष्ठाभ्याम् (pratiṣṭhābhyām)	प्रतिष्ठाभ्यः (pratiṣṭhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	प्रतिष्ठायाः (pratiṣṭhāyāḥ)	प्रतिष्ठाभ्याम् (pratiṣṭhābhyām)	प्रतिष्ठाभ्यः (pratiṣṭhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	प्रतिष्ठायाः (pratiṣṭhāyāḥ)	प्रतिष्ठयोः (pratiṣṭhayoḥ)	प्रतिष्ठानाम् (pratiṣṭhānām)
Locative	प्रतिष्ठायाम् (pratiṣṭhāyām)	प्रतिष्ठयोः (pratiṣṭhayoḥ)	प्रतिष्ठासु (pratiṣṭhāsu)

Descendants

• Pali: patiṭṭhā
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (païṭṭhā), 𑀧𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (padiṭṭhā)
  • Central:
    • Hindustani: pẽṭh, paĩṭh
      • Hindi: पेँठ, पैँठ
      • Urdu: پین٘ٹھ, پَیْن٘ٹھ
  • Northern:
    • Nepali: पयेठ (payeṭh), पैंठ (paiṇṭha)
  • Eastern:
    • Bengali: পৈঠা (pōiṭha), পইঠে (poiṭhe)
    • Bihari:
      • Maithili: पेठि (pēṭhɨ)
    • Odia: ପଇଠି (paiṭhi)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: પૈંઠ (paiṇṭh)
  • Southern:
    • Konkani: pẽṭa

      Devanagari script: पेंट

      Latin script: pentt

      Kannada script: ಪೆಂಟ್

    • Marathi: पेठ (peṭh), पेँठ (peĕṇṭha)
    • Sinhalese: පිහිට (pihiṭa)

Borrowed terms

• → Bengali: প্রতিষ্ঠা (protiśṭha) (learned)
• → Hindustani: pratiṣṭhā
  • Hindi: प्रतिष्ठा
  • Urdu: پرَتِشٹھا
• → Odia: ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା (pratishṭhā) (learned)
• → Tamil: பிரதிஷ்டை (piratiṣṭai)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “प्रतिष्ठा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratiṣṭhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press