पत्

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patH-, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (to spread out, fly).

    Root

    पत् • (pat)

    1. to fly
    2. to fall
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root पत् (0 c, 9 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root पत् (15 c, 0 e)
    Primary Verbal Forms
    • पतति (pátati) (Present)
    • पतयति (patáyati) (Present)
    • पतिष्यति (patiṣyáti) (Future)
    • पतिता (patitā́) (Periphrastic Future)
    • अपप्तत् (ápaptat) (Aorist)
    • पपात (papā́ta) (Perfect)
    Secondary Forms
    • अपाति (ápāti) (Passive Aorist)
    • पातयति (pātáyati) (Causative)
    • अपीपतत् (ápīpatat) (Causative Aorist)
    • पात्यते (pātyate) (Passive of Causative)
    • पिपतिषति (pipatiṣati) (Desiderative)
    • पित्सति (pitsati) (Desiderative)
    • पापतीति (pā́patīti) (Intensive)
    • पनीपत्यते (panīpatyate) (Intensive)
    Non-Finite Forms
    • पतित (patitá) (Past Participle)
    • पतितुम् (pátitum) (Infinitive)
    • पतित्वा (patitvā́) (Gerund)
    • पत्य (pátya) (Gerund)
    • पातम् (pā́tam) (Gerund)
    • पतनीय (patanīya) (Gerundive)
    • पतितव्य (patitavya) (Gerundive)
    Derived Nominal Forms
    • पतङ्ग (pataṅgá)
    • पतन (pátana)
    • पतर (patará)
    • पतरु (patáru)
    • पतापत (patāpata)
    • पतिष्ठ (pátiṣṭha)
    • पतीयस् (pátīyas)
    • पत्त्र (páttra)
    • पत्मन् (pátman)
    • पत्वन् (pátvan)
    • पात (pāta)
    • पातिन् (pātin)
    • पातुक (pā́tuka)
    Prefixed Root Forms
    • अच्छापत् (acchāpat)
    • अतिपत् (atipat)
    • अनुपत् (anupat)
    • अभिपत् (abhipat)
    • अवपत् (avapat)
    • आपत् (āpat)
    • उत्पत् (utpat)
    • उपपत् (upapat)
    • निपत् (nipat)
    • निष्पत् (niṣpat)
    • परापत् (parāpat)
    • परिपत् (paripat)
    • प्रतिपत् (pratipat)
    • प्रपत् (prapat)
    • विपत् (vipat)
    • सम्पत् (sampat)

    Etymology 2

    Denominal of पति (páti, lord).

    Root

    पत् • (pat)

    1. to rule
    Derived terms
    • पत्यते (pátyate)

    References

    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “pat”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 71-72
    • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 371-2