پتر

See also: تثر, بتر, ثبر, تتر, ببر, تبر, and بثر

Kundal Shahi

Noun

پتر (puter)

1. son

References

• https://fli-online.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kundal_shahi_introduction.pdf

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra)

Noun

پتر (putr)

1. son

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra). Compare Punjabi پَتّر (pattr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pət̪.t̪ᵊɾə̆/

Noun

پتر (pattr)

1. leaf

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra). Doublet of پِسَر (pisar).

Alternative forms

• پُتّ (putt)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.t̪əɾᵊ/, [pot̪.t̪əɾə̆]
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

پُتَّر • (puttar) m (feminine پُتری, Gurmukhi spelling ਪੁੱਤਰ) (Majhi, Standard Punjabi)

1. son, boy

   Synonyms: مُن٘ڈا (muṉḍā), پِسَر (pisar), فَرْزَنْد (farzand), بیٹا (beṭā)

   • 2007, نوید شہزاد [Navīd Shahzād], پنجابى لوک گیتاں دا موضوعاتى مطالعہ [Panjābī lok gītān̲ dā mauz̤ūʻātī mut̤ālaʻah, A Thematic Study of Punjabi Folk Songs]‎^[1], Lahore: مقصود پبلشرز [mqṣod pblśrz, Maqsood Publishers], →OCLC, page 384:

     نونہہ جدوں پتر دی ماں بن دی اے تے سوہرے گھر اوہدا قدر ودھیرا ہو جاندا اے۔

     nūṉh jadoṉ puttar dī māṉ baṇ dī ae te sohre ghar ohdā qadar vadherā ho jāndā ae.

     When a daughter-in-law becomes the mother of a boy, her value at her in-laws' place increases

2. (endearing) child (any gender)

Usage notes

Can be used specifically to refer to a male child, or generally a child, regardless of gender.

Declension

Declension of پتر

	singular	plural
direct	پُتَّر (puttar)	پُتَّر (puttar)
oblique	پُتَّر (puttar)	پُتَّراں (puttarāṉ)
vocative	پُتَّرا (puttarā)	پُتَّرو (puttaro)
ablative	پُتَّروں (puttaroṉ)	پُتَّراں (puttarāṉ)
locative	پُتَّرے (puttare)	پُتَّرِیں (puttarīṉ)
instrumental	پُتَّروں (puttaroṉ)	–

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-

Sanskrit पत् (pat)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Sanskrit -त्र (-tra)

Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra)

Punjabi پتر (ptr)

Inherited from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra). Doublet of پَتّا (pattā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pət̪.t̪ᵊɾə̆/

Noun

پَتّر • (pattr) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੱਤਰ)

1. leaf, petal

   Synonym: پَتّا (pattā)

Declension

Declension of پتر

	singular	plural
direct	پَتّر (pattr)	پَتّر (pattr)
oblique	پَتّر (pattr)	پَتّراں (pattrāṉ)
vocative	پَتّرا (pattrā)	پَتّرو (pattro)
ablative	پَتّروں (pattroṉ)	پَتّراں (pattrāṉ)
locative	پَتّرے (pattre)	پَتّرِیں (pattrīṉ)
instrumental	پَتّروں (pattroṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پُتّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਪੁੱਤਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پتّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਪੱਤਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Saraiki

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-

Sanskrit पत् (pat)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Sanskrit -त्र (-tra)

Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra)der.

Saraiki پتر (ptr)

Ultimately from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra). Compare Punjabi پَتّر (pattr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patr/

Noun

پَتْر (patr) m

1. leaf

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊt̪ɾ/

Noun

پُتْر (putr) m (Devanagari पुत्र)

1. son

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).

Noun

پتر • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling पितर)

1. (Hinduism) Pitrs; (paternal ancestor)