पुत्र

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See also: पत्र, पुत्री, and पौत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) 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 पुत्रासो अदितेर्विदुर्द्वेषांसि योतवे।
      अंहोश्चिदुरुचक्रयोऽनेहसः॥
      te hi putrāso aditervidurdveṣāṃsi yotave.
      aṃhościdurucakrayoʼnehasaḥ.
      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

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