पृष्ठ (prishth)
noun
A formal, Sanskrit-origin word for a 'page' of a book or document; it also has a literary/technical sense meaning 'back' or 'surface,' seen mainly in compound words.
Sense
1
:
page (of a book, document, or website)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पन्ना (pannaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see पृष्ठ (prishth) printed at the bottom of nearly every Hindi book, textbook, and government form -- it is the standard written register word for 'page,' while पन्ना (pannaa) is what you would actually say if asking someone to turn to a page in conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often default to पन्ना (pannaa) in speech and are surprised to see पृष्ठ (prishth) used instead in books, forms, and formal writing -- both mean 'page,' but पृष्ठ (prishth) is the one printed at the bottom of a book page, not the one people say out loud. 2) In the sense of a webpage, learners may not realize वेब पृष्ठ (veb prishth, 'web page') is the formal equivalent of the commonly heard English loanword 'पेज' (pej).
Sample Sentences:
कृपया पुस्तक का पृष्ठ संख्या दस खोलें।
Please open page number ten of the book.
(kripyaa pustak kaa prishth sankhyaa das kholen।)
इस दस्तावेज़ में कुल बीस पृष्ठ हैं।
This document has a total of twenty pages.
(is dastaavez men kul biis prishth hain।)
पृष्ठ के अंत में लेखक का नाम दिया गया है।
The author's name is given at the end of the page.
(prishth ke ant men lekhak kaa naam diyaa gayaa hai।)
वेबसाइट का यह पृष्ठ अभी लोड हो रहा है।
This page of the website is loading right now.
(vebsaait kaa yah prishth abhii lod ho rahaa hai।)
अगर हर पृष्ठ पर तस्वीर होती, तो किताब और महंगी होती।
If there were a picture on every page, the book would have been more expensive.
(agar har prishth par tasviir hotii, to kitaab aur mahangii hotii।)
परीक्षा के प्रश्नपत्र में हर पृष्ठ पर क्रमांक लिखा होना चाहिए।
There should be a page number written on every page of the exam question paper.
(pariikshaa ke prashnpatr men har prishth par kramaank likhaa honaa chaahie।)
रिपोर्ट के अगले पृष्ठ पर वित्तीय विवरण दिया गया था।
The financial statement was given on the next page of the report.
(riport ke agle prishth par vittiiy vivran diyaa gayaa thaa।)
आवेदन पत्र का पहला पृष्ठ पूरी तरह भरें।
Fill out the first page of the application form completely.
(aavedan patr kaa pahlaa prishth poorii tarah bharen।)
अगले संस्करण में पृष्ठों की संख्या बढ़ा दी जाएगी।
The number of pages will be increased in the next edition.
(agle sanskran men prishthon kii sankhyaa badhaa dii jaaegii।)
इस उपन्यास का हर पृष्ठ पाठक को बांधे रखता है।
Every page of this novel keeps the reader engrossed.
(is upanyaas kaa har prishth paathak ko baandhe rakhtaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
back, surface (literary/technical)
noun, masculine Mostly encountered inside compounds like पृष्ठभूमि (prishthbhoomi, 'background') rather than used alone in this sense.
Synonyms: पीठ (piith)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This older sense of 'back/surface' survives mainly inside compound words -- पृष्ठभूमि (prishthbhoomi) literally means 'the ground at the back,' which is why it is the standard word for 'background,' both literally and figuratively (as in someone's family background).
Sample Sentences:
इस घटना की पृष्ठभूमि को समझना ज़रूरी है।
It is necessary to understand the background of this event.
(is ghatnaa kii prishthbhoomi ko samajhnaa zaroorii hai।)
उसका पारिवारिक पृष्ठभूमि बहुत साधारण है।
His family background is very ordinary.
(uskaa paarivaarik prishthbhoomi bahut saadhaaran hai।)
पहाड़ पृथ्वी के पृष्ठ पर उभरे हुए भाग हैं।
Mountains are raised portions on the surface of the earth.
(pahaad prithvii ke prishth par ubhre hue bhaag hain।)
चित्र की पृष्ठभूमि में एक पुराना मंदिर दिखाई देता है।
In the background of the picture, an old temple is visible.
(chitr kii prishthbhoomi men ek puraanaa mandir dikhaaii detaa hai।)
इस शोध की ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि पर पहले चर्चा की जाएगी।
The historical background of this research will be discussed first.
(is shodh kii aitihaasik prishthbhoomi par pahle charchaa kii jaaegii।)
यदि आप उसकी पृष्ठभूमि जानते, तो उसका व्यवहार समझ आता।
If you knew his background, his behavior would make sense.
(yadi aap uskii prishthbhoomi jaante, to uskaa vyavahaar samajh aataa।)
प्राचीन काल में इस शब्द का प्रयोग शरीर के पृष्ठ भाग के लिए होता था।
In ancient times, this word was used for the back part of the body.
(praachiin kaal men is shabd kaa prayog shariir ke prishth bhaag ke lie hotaa thaa।)
कृपया संगीत को पृष्ठभूमि में बजने दें।
Please let the music play in the background.
(kripyaa sangiit ko prishthbhoomi men bajne den।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पृष्ठ
(prishth)
(sg.m.oblique):
पृष्ठ
(prishth)
(pl.m.direct):
पृष्ठ
(prishth)
(pl.m.oblique):
पृष्ठों
(prishthon)