पुत्र

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See also: पत्र, पुत्री, and पौत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊt̪.ɾᵊ/

Noun

पुत्र • (putra) m (feminine पुत्री, Urdu spelling پتر)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) a son, child

Declension

Declension of पुत्र (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पुत्र
putra 		पुत्र
putra
oblique पुत्र
putra 		पुत्रों
putrõ
vocative पुत्र
putra 		पुत्रो
putro

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“small, little, few”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬚𐬭𐬀 (puθra), Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /⁠puça⁠/, “son”), Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child, son”), Latin puer (“boy”), Old English fēaw (whence English few).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    पुत्र • (putrá) stem, m

    1. a son, child
      Synonyms: सूनु (sūnú), जात (jātá)
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.18.5:
        ते हि पु॒त्रासो॒ अदि॑तेर्वि॒दुर्द्वेषां॑सि॒ योत॑वे।
        अं॒होश्चि॑दुरु॒चक्र॑योऽने॒हस॑:॥
        té hí putrā́so áditervidúrdvéṣāṃsi yótave.
        aṃhóścidurucákrayoʼnehása:.
        For well these Sons of Aditi know to keep enmities aloof,
        Unrivalled, giving ample room, they save from woe.
    2. a species of small venomous animal
    3. (astrology) name of the fifth house

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of पुत्र (putrá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative पुत्रः
    putráḥ     		पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
    putraú / putrā́¹     		पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹
    putrā́ḥ / putrā́saḥ¹
    Vocative पुत्र
    pútra     		पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
    pútrau / pútrā¹     		पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹
    pútrāḥ / pútrāsaḥ¹
    Accusative पुत्रम्
    putrám     		पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
    putraú / putrā́¹     		पुत्रान्
    putrā́n
    Instrumental पुत्रेण
    putréṇa     		पुत्राभ्याम्
    putrā́bhyām     		पुत्रैः / पुत्रेभिः¹
    putraíḥ / putrébhiḥ¹
    Dative पुत्राय
    putrā́ya     		पुत्राभ्याम्
    putrā́bhyām     		पुत्रेभ्यः
    putrébhyaḥ
    Ablative पुत्रात्
    putrā́t     		पुत्राभ्याम्
    putrā́bhyām     		पुत्रेभ्यः
    putrébhyaḥ
    Genitive पुत्रस्य
    putrásya     		पुत्रयोः
    putráyoḥ     		पुत्राणाम्
    putrā́ṇām
    Locative पुत्रे
    putré     		पुत्रयोः
    putráyoḥ     		पुत्रेषु
    putréṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    Saraiki

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    पुत्र (putra) m (Multani 𑊛𑊂𑊖𑊢)[1]

    1. Devanagari script form of پُتْر (“son”)

    References

    1. ^ राणा प्रताप सिंह गन्नौरी (2004) “पुत्र”, in मुलतानी-हिन्दी शब्दकोश (multānī-hindī śabdakoś) [Multani-Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), 1st edition, Panipat: शुचि साहित्य सदन (śuci sāhitya sadan), →OCLC, page 230, column 1.
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