𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢

See also: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢

Prakrit

FWOTD – 9 April 2022

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (potra), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra). Related to 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta, “son”).

Noun

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) m (Devanagari पोत्त, feminine 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆)

1. son's son, grandson

   Synonym: 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (pŏtto)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)
Accusative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 (pŏttaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂 (pŏtte) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 (pŏtteṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡𑀁 (pŏtteṇaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺 (pŏttehi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pŏttehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀅 (pŏttāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀑 (pŏttāo) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀉 (pŏttāu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺 (pŏttāhi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pŏttāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pŏttassa)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡 (pŏttāṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 (pŏttāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pŏttammi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂 (pŏtte)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼 (pŏttesu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pŏttesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)

Related terms

• 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (pŏttaa) (< पौत्रक (pautraka))
  • Hindustani: potā

    Hindi: पोता

    Urdu: پوتا

  • Punjabi: ਪੋਤਾ (pottā), ਪੋਤਰਾ (potrā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्लोत्र (plotra), from the root प्लु (plu, “to sail, cross”) +‎ -त्र (-tra, “instrument, means”).

Noun

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) n (Devanagari पोत्त)

1. boat, ship

   Synonyms: 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀸 (ṇāvā), 𑀧𑀯 (pava), 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀻 (doṇī), 𑀢𑀭𑀡𑀺 (taraṇi), 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 (pŏttaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)
Accusative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 (pŏttaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)
Instrumental	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 (pŏtteṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡𑀁 (pŏtteṇaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺 (pŏttehi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pŏttehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀅 (pŏttāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀑 (pŏttāo) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀉 (pŏttāu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺 (pŏttāhi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pŏttāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pŏttassa)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡 (pŏttāṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 (pŏttāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pŏttammi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂 (pŏtte)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼 (pŏttesu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pŏttesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit पोत्र (potra, “cloth, garment”) (compare पोत (pota)).

Noun

𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) n (Devanagari पोत्त)

1. cotton cloth

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 (pŏttaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)
Accusative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 (pŏttaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)
Instrumental	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 (pŏtteṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡𑀁 (pŏtteṇaṃ)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺 (pŏttehi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pŏttehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀅 (pŏttāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀑 (pŏttāo) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀉 (pŏttāu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺 (pŏttāhi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pŏttāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pŏttassa)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡 (pŏttāṇa) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 (pŏttāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pŏttammi) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂 (pŏtte)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼 (pŏttesu) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pŏttesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pŏtta) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (pŏttā)	𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇𑀁 (pŏttāiṃ) or 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀇 (pŏttāi)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 259.
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पोत्त”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 617.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pautra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*plōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 833
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 477