پتر

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

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás (“son”) (whence Proto-Indo-European *putlós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊt̪ː.əɾə̆/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

پُتَّر • (puttar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੁੱਤਰ)

1. son

Declension

Declension of پتر
dir. sg.	پُتَّر (puttar)
dir. pl.	پُتَّر (puttar)
	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)	–

References

• “پتر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پُتّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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Urdu

Etymology

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

Noun

پتر • (pitŕ) m (Hindi spelling पितृ)

1. father
2. paternal ancestor