# प्रतिमा
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /pɾə.t̪ɪ.mɑː/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.mäː]

### Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) f
* statue, effigy, icon, idol
    Synonyms: मुर्ती (murtī), मूरत (mūrat)

### Proper noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) m
* a female given name from Sanskrit

#### Derived terms

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

## Marathi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾə.t̪i.ma/

### Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) f
* image, figure

#### Declension
### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रतिमा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रतिमा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
* Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “प्रतिमा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
* दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “प्रतिमा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

## Old Gujarati
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā).

### Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā) f
* image

## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* 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, “measure”). Compare प्रतिमिमीते (pratimimīte, “to imitate, make a copy”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /pɾɐ.ti.mɑ́ː/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /pɾɐ.t̪i.mɑː/

### Noun

प्रतिमा • (pratimā́) stem, f
* a figure, image, likeness, model
** c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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
* idol, statue
* sample

#### Declension

* 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
* creator
* framer
* maker

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic
* ²Brāhmaṇas

### References

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