पथ

See also: पृथु, पोथा, and पोथी

Hindi

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) Borrowed from Sanskrit पथ (pathá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“path”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪ʰ/, [pɐt̪ʰ]

Noun

पथ • (path) m (Urdu spelling پتھ)

1. path, course, road
2. way, route

Declension

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪ʰ/, [pɐt̪ʰ]

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “पथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Marathi

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Sanskrit पथ (pathá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“path”).

Noun

पथ • (path) ?

1. road

References

• Maxine Berntsen (2012 March 7 (last accessed)) “A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• patha (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• পথ (Bengali script)
• පථ (Sinhalese script)
• ပထ (Burmese script)
• ปถ or ปะถะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨳ or ᨸᨳ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຖ or ປະຖະ (Lao script)
• បថ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄗 (Chakma script)

Noun

पथ m

1. Devanagari script form of patha

Declension

Declension table of "पथ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	पथो (patho)	पथा (pathā)
Accusative (second)	पथं (pathaṃ)	पथे (pathe)
Instrumental (third)	पथेन (pathena)	पथेहि (pathehi) or पथेभि (pathebhi)
Dative (fourth)	पथस्स (pathassa) or पथाय (pathāya) or पथत्थं (pathatthaṃ)	पथानं (pathānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	पथस्मा (pathasmā) or पथम्हा (pathamhā) or पथा (pathā)	पथेहि (pathehi) or पथेभि (pathebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	पथस्स (pathassa)	पथानं (pathānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	पथस्मिं (pathasmiṃ) or पथम्हि (pathamhi) or पथे (pathe)	पथेसु (pathesu)
Vocative (calling)	पथ (patha)	पथा (pathā)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Indo-Aryan *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“path”). Cognate with English find and path (an Iranian borrowing).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tʰɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.t̪ʰɐ/

Noun

पथ • (pathá) stem, m

1. way, road, path, course, route

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पथ
Nom. sg.	पथः (pathaḥ)
Gen. sg.	पथस्य (pathasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पथः (pathaḥ)	पथौ (pathau)	पथाः (pathāḥ)
Vocative	पथ (patha)	पथौ (pathau)	पथाः (pathāḥ)
Accusative	पथम् (patham)	पथौ (pathau)	पथान् (pathān)
Instrumental	पथेन (pathena)	पथाभ्याम् (pathābhyām)	पथैः (pathaiḥ)
Dative	पथाय (pathāya)	पथाभ्याम् (pathābhyām)	पथेभ्यः (pathebhyaḥ)
Ablative	पथात् (pathāt)	पथाभ्याम् (pathābhyām)	पथेभ्यः (pathebhyaḥ)
Genitive	पथस्य (pathasya)	पथयोः (pathayoḥ)	पथानाम् (pathānām)
Locative	पथे (pathe)	पथयोः (pathayoḥ)	पथेषु (patheṣu)

Derived terms

• अर्धपथ (ardhápatha)

Descendants

• Assamese: পথ (poth)
• Bengali: পথ (poth)
• Hindi: पथ (path)
• Marathi: पथ (path)
• Telugu: పథము (pathamu)
• Urdu: پتھ (path)

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 2012 March 7 (last accessed)