پتا

See also: ببا

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पत्रक (patraka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pə.t̪ɑː/

Noun

پتا • (patā) m (Hindi spelling पता)

1. address (of a place)

   آپ کا پتا کیا ہے؟ ― āp ka patā kya hai ― What is your address?

2. direction

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “پتا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “پتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɪ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

پتا • (pitā) m (Hindi spelling पिता)

1. father

Declension

Declension of پتا
	singular	plural
direct	پتا (pitā)	پتا (pitā)
oblique	پتا (pitā)	پتاؤں (pitāõ)
vocative	پتا (pitā)	پتاؤ (pitāo)

Synonyms

• پتر (pitr), پدر (pidar), باپ (bāp), بابا (bābā), ابا (abbā), والد (vālid)