पुत्र

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá).

Noun

पुत्र (putram (Urdu spelling پتر)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) a son, child

Declension

Synonyms


Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás (son), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (small, little, few).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬚𐬭𐬀 (puθra), Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂 (p-u-ç /⁠puça⁠/, son), Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, child, son), Latin puer (boy), Old English fēaw (whence English few).

Pronunciation

Noun

पुत्र (putrá) stemm

  1. a son, child
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.18.5:
      ते हि पुत्रासो अदितेर्विदुर्द्वेषांसि योतवे।
      अंहोश्चिदुरुचक्रयोऽनेहसः॥
      te hi putrāso aditervidurdveṣāṃsi yotave.
      aṃhościdurucakrayoʼnehasaḥ.
      For well these Sons of Aditi know to keep enmities aloof,
      Unrivalled, giving ample room, they save from woe.
    Synonyms: सूनु (sūnú), जात (jātá)
  2. a species of small venomous animal
  3. (astrology) name of the fifth house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पुत्र (putrá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुत्रः
putráḥ
पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
putraú / putrā́¹
पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹
putrā́ḥ / putrā́saḥ¹
Vocative पुत्र
pútra
पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
pútrau / pútrā¹
पुत्राः / पुत्रासः¹
pútrāḥ / pútrāsaḥ¹
Accusative पुत्रम्
putrám
पुत्रौ / पुत्रा¹
putraú / putrā́¹
पुत्रान्
putrā́n
Instrumental पुत्रेण
putréṇa
पुत्राभ्याम्
putrā́bhyām
पुत्रैः / पुत्रेभिः¹
putraíḥ / putrébhiḥ¹
Dative पुत्राय
putrā́ya
पुत्राभ्याम्
putrā́bhyām
पुत्रेभ्यः
putrébhyaḥ
Ablative पुत्रात्
putrā́t
पुत्राभ्याम्
putrā́bhyām
पुत्रेभ्यः
putrébhyaḥ
Genitive पुत्रस्य
putrásya
पुत्रयोः
putráyoḥ
पुत्राणाम्
putrā́ṇām
Locative पुत्रे
putré
पुत्रयोः
putráyoḥ
पुत्रेषु
putréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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