पत्थर
Hindi
Etymology
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Inherited from Prakrit पत्थर m (patthara, “stone”) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara). Displaced Old Hindi पाथर (pāthara). Cognate with Punjabi ਪੱਥਰ (patthar).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pət̪.t̪ʰəɾ/, [pɐt̪̚.t̪ʰɐɾ]
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Noun
पत्थर • (patthar) m (Urdu spelling پتھر)
- (countable and uncountable) stone, rock
- Synonym: संग (saṅg) (uncommon)
- यह मकान पत्थर का बना हुआ है।
- yah makān patthar kā banā huā hai.
- This house is made of stone.
- उन्हें पत्थर के नीचे दबा ख़ज़ाना मिला।
- unhẽ patthar ke nīce dabā xazānā milā.
- They found a treasure underneath the rock.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पत्थर patthar |
पत्थर patthar |
| oblique | पत्थर patthar |
पत्थरों pattharõ |
| vocative | पत्थर patthar |
पत्थरो pattharo |
Derived terms
- पत्थरबाज़ (pattharbāz, “stone-throwing”)
- पत्थरबाज़ी (pattharbāzī)
- पथरना (patharnā, “to sharpen on a stone, whet”)
- पथराना (pathrānā, “to petrify”)
- पथराव (pathrāv, “stoning, pelting”)
- पथरी (pathrī, “grit, gravel”)
- सुलैमानी पत्थर (sulaimānī patthar, “onyx”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पत्थर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “पत्थर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Noun
पत्थर • (patthar) ?