pema

See also: Pema

Albanian

Noun

pema

  1. definite nominative singular of pemë

Kituba

Verb

pema

  1. to exhale
  2. to catch one's breath

Lingala

Verb

pema

  1. to rest

Pali

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेमन् m or n (premán). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨨 (prema) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pimma), 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema), 𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pĕmma).

Noun

pema m or n

  1. love, affection

Declension

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pema”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 472
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504

Swahili

Adjective

pema

  1. pa class(XVI) inflected form of -ema