पत्थर

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Proto-Indo-European *ster-

Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-

Sanskrit स्तर (stara)

Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭 (patthara)

Hindi पत्थर (patthar)

Inherited from Prakrit पत्थर m (patthara, “stone”) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara). Displaced Old Hindi पाथर (pāthara). Cognate with Punjabi ਪੱਥਰ (patthar). False cognate of Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.t̪ʰəɾ/, [pɐt̪̚.t̪ʰɐɾ]

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Noun

पत्थर • (patthar) m (Urdu spelling پتھر)

1. (countable and uncountable) stone, rock

   Synonym: संग (saṅg) (uncommon)

   यह मकान पत्थर का बना हुआ है।

   yah makān patthar kā banā huā hai.

   This house is made of stone.

   उन्हें पत्थर के नीचे दबा ख़ज़ाना मिला।

   unhẽ patthar ke nīce dabā xazānā milā.

   They found a treasure underneath the rock.

Declension

Declension of पत्थर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पत्थर patthar	पत्थर patthar
oblique	पत्थर patthar	पत्थरों pattharõ
vocative	पत्थर patthar	पत्थरो pattharo

Derived terms

• पत्थरबाज़ (pattharbāz, “stone-throwing”)
• पत्थरबाज़ी (pattharbāzī)
• पथरना (patharnā, “to sharpen on a stone, whet”)
• पथराना (pathrānā, “to petrify”)
• पथराव (pathrāv, “stoning, pelting”)
• पथरी (pathrī, “grit, gravel”)
• सुलैमानी पत्थर (sulaimānī patthar, “onyx”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पत्थर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पत्थर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Noun

पत्थर • (patthar) ?

1. stone

See also

• दगड (dagaḍ)
• शिला (śilā)