प्रतिमा

See also: प्रतिभा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪ.mɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.mäː]

Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) f

1. statue, effigy, icon, idol

   Synonyms: मुर्ती (murtī), मूरत (mūrat)

Declension

Declension of प्रतिमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रतिमा pratimā	प्रतिमाएँ pratimāẽ
oblique	प्रतिमा pratimā	प्रतिमाओं pratimāõ
vocative	प्रतिमा pratimā	प्रतिमाओ pratimāo

Derived terms

• प्रतिमापूजक (pratimāpūjak, “pagan”)
• प्रतिमा आकार (pratimā ākār, “pattern, mould, model”)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā).

Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) f

1. image

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰতিমা (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬢᬶᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• প্রতিমা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰰𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပြတိမာ (Burmese script)
• પ્રતિમા (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਤਿਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦠꦶꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂱𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ (Kannada script)
• ប្រតិមា (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຕິມາ (Lao script)
• പ്രതിമാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᢠᡳᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘱𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢐᠢᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧒𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐶𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରତିମା (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢶꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆴𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖰𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රතිමා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩑𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚮𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப்ரதிமா (Tamil script)
• ప్రతిమా (Telugu script)
• ปฺรติมา (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཏི་མཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒱𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨁𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्रति (prati, “towards, facing”) +‎ मा (mā, “to measure”). Compare प्रतिमिमीते (pratimimīte, “to imitate, make a copy”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.ti.mɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐ.t̪i.mɑː/

Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā́) stem, f

1. a figure, image, likeness, model
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.130.3:

     कासी॑त्प्र॒मा प्र॑ति॒मा किं नि॒दान॒माज्यं॒ किमा॑सीत्परि॒धिः क आ॑सीत् ।
     छंदः॒ किमा॑सी॒त्प्रउ॑गं॒ किमु॒क्थं यद्दे॒वा दे॒वमय॑जंत॒ विश्वे॑ ॥

     kā́sītpramā́ pratimā́ kím nidā́namā́jyam kímāsītparidhíḥ ká āsīt.
     chándaḥ kímāsītpráügam kímukthám yáddevā́ devámáyajanta víśve.

     When all the deities worshipped the God, what were the rule, the order and the model? What were the wooden fender and the butter?
     What were the hymn, the chant, the recitation?

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā) 32.3:

     न तस्य प्रतिमाऽस्ति यस्य नाम महद्यशः ।

     na tasya pratimāʼsti yasya nāma mahadyaśaḥ.

     There is no likeness of Him; He whose glory is great

2. idol, statue
3. sample

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रतिमा (pratimā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रतिमा pratimā́	प्रतिमे pratimé	प्रतिमाः pratimā́ḥ
Vocative	प्रतिमे prátime	प्रतिमे prátime	प्रतिमाः prátimāḥ
Accusative	प्रतिमाम् pratimā́m	प्रतिमे pratimé	प्रतिमाः pratimā́ḥ
Instrumental	प्रतिमया / प्रतिमा¹ pratimáyā / pratimā́¹	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimā́bhyām	प्रतिमाभिः pratimā́bhiḥ
Dative	प्रतिमायै pratimā́yai	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimā́bhyām	प्रतिमाभ्यः pratimā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रतिमायाः / प्रतिमायै² pratimā́yāḥ / pratimā́yai²	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimā́bhyām	प्रतिमाभ्यः pratimā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रतिमायाः / प्रतिमायै² pratimā́yāḥ / pratimā́yai²	प्रतिमयोः pratimáyoḥ	प्रतिमानाम् pratimā́nām
Locative	प्रतिमायाम् pratimā́yām	प्रतिमयोः pratimáyoḥ	प्रतिमासु pratimā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• प्रतिमत्व (pratimatva), प्रतिमता (pratimatā, “reflection, image, shadow”)
• प्रतिमापूजा (pratimāpūjā, “worship of images, idolatry”)
• प्रतिमातव्य (pratimātavya, “comparable”)

Descendants

• Pali: paṭimā
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀫𑀸 (paḍimā)
  • Sinhalese: පිළිමය (piḷimaya, “statue, idol”)
  • → Tamil: படிமம் (paṭimam, “image, example, model”)
• → Hindi: प्रतिमा (pratimā)
• → Kannada: ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ (pratime)
• → Old Gujarati: प्रतिमा (pratimā)
• → Tamil: பிரதிமை (piratimai)

Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) stem, m

1. creator
2. framer
3. maker

Declension

Masculine ā-stem declension of प्रतिमा (pratimā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रतिमा pratimā	प्रतिमे pratime	प्रतिमाः pratimāḥ
Vocative	प्रतिमे pratime	प्रतिमे pratime	प्रतिमाः pratimāḥ
Accusative	प्रतिमाम् pratimām	प्रतिमे pratime	प्रतिमाः pratimāḥ
Instrumental	प्रतिमया / प्रतिमा¹ pratimayā / pratimā¹	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimābhyām	प्रतिमाभिः pratimābhiḥ
Dative	प्रतिमायै pratimāyai	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimābhyām	प्रतिमाभ्यः pratimābhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रतिमायाः / प्रतिमायै² pratimāyāḥ / pratimāyai²	प्रतिमाभ्याम् pratimābhyām	प्रतिमाभ्यः pratimābhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रतिमायाः / प्रतिमायै² pratimāyāḥ / pratimāyai²	प्रतिमयोः pratimayoḥ	प्रतिमानाम् pratimānām
Locative	प्रतिमायाम् pratimāyām	प्रतिमयोः pratimayoḥ	प्रतिमासु pratimāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रतिमा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 669.