पोत

See also: पत्ता, पता, पती, पात, पिता, पुती, पूत, पोती, and पोते

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पोत (pota).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /poːt̪/

Noun

पोत • (pot) m (Urdu spelling پوت)

vessel, ship, boat
वह पोत का मालिक कल गिरफ़्तार किया गया।
vah pot kā mālik kal giraftār kiyā gayā.
The owner of that ship was arrested yesterday.

Declension

Declension of *पोत* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पोत pot	पोत pot
oblique	पोत pot	पोतों potõ
vocative	पोत pot	पोतो poto

Synonyms

जहाज़ (jahāz)

References

Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पोत”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Platts, John T. (1884) “पोत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pot̪/

Noun

पोत • (pot) m

(art) texture

Declension

Declension of पोत (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पोत pot
direct plural	पोत pot
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पोत pot	पोत pot
oblique सामान्यरूप	पोता potā	पोतां- potān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पोताला potālā	पोतांना potānnā
ergative	पोताने, पोतानं potāne, potāna	पोतांनी potānnī
instrumental	पोताशी potāśī	पोतांशी potānśī
locative सप्तमी	पोतात potāt	पोतांत potāt
vocative संबोधन	पोता potā	पोतांनो potānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पोत (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पोताचा potāċā	पोताचे potāċe	पोताची potācī	पोताच्या potācā	पोताचे, पोताचं potāċe, potāċa	पोताची potācī	पोताच्या potācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पोतांचा potānċā	पोतांचे potānċe	पोतांची potāñcī	पोतांच्या potāncā	पोतांचे, पोतांचं potānċe, potānċa	पोतांची potāñcī	पोतांच्या potāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पोत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

पोट्ट (poṭṭa)
पोत्थ (pottha)
फोत (phota), फोत्त (photta)

Alternative scripts

পোত (Assamese script)
ᬧᭀᬢ (Balinese script)
পোত (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰺𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁄𑀢 (Brahmi script)
ပေါတ (Burmese script)
પોત (Gujarati script)
ਪੋਤ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍋𑌤 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦺꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂷𑂞 (Kaithi script)
ಪೋತ (Kannada script)
បោត (Khmer script)
ໂປຕ (Lao script)
പോത (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠣᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘻𑘝 (Modi script)
ᢒᠣᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧜𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑀𑐟 (Newa script)
ପୋତ (Odia script)
ꢦꣂꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆾𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖺𑖝 (Siddham script)
පොත (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩕𑩫 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚴𑚙 (Takri script)
போத (Tamil script)
పోత (Telugu script)
โปต (Thai script)
པོ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒼𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨆𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐw.tɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /poː.t̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian; ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt-.

Noun

पोत • (pota) stem, m

the young of any animal; a cub, colt, etc.
ship, raft, boat
the young shoot of a plant
the site or foundation of a house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पोत
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पोतः (potaḥ)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोताः (potāḥ) पोतासः¹ (potāsaḥ¹)
accusative	पोतम् (potam)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोतान् (potān)
instrumental	पोतेन (potena)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतैः (potaiḥ) पोतेभिः¹ (potebhiḥ¹)
dative	पोताय (potāya)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतेभ्यः (potebhyaḥ)
ablative	पोतात् (potāt)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतेभ्यः (potebhyaḥ)
genitive	पोतस्य (potasya)	पोतयोः (potayoḥ)	पोतानाम् (potānām)
locative	पोते (pote)	पोतयोः (potayoḥ)	पोतेषु (poteṣu)
vocative	पोत (pota)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोताः (potāḥ) पोतासः¹ (potāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

*पोतल (*potala)
- Assamese: পুলি (puli)
- Bengali: পোলা (pōla)
*पोताल (*potāla)
- Assamese: পোৱালী (püali)
*पोतर (*potara)
- Gujarati: પોરિયું (poriyũ)
- Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘻𑘨 (pora)
  - Marathi: पोर (por)
- Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠠꠤ (fuṛi)

पोतधारिन् (potadhārin, “the master of a vessel”)
पोतप्लव (potaplava, “mariner, seaman”)
पोतभङ्ग (potabhaṅga, “shipwreck”)
पोतरक्ष (potarakṣa, “the rudder of a boat or ship”)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa)
- Assamese: পো (pü)
- Middle Bengali: পোয়া (poa)
  - Bengali: পো (pō), পোয়া (pōẇa), পুয়া (puẏa), ফুয়া (phuẏa)
- Bhojpuri: पोइ (pōi)
- Hindi: पोआ (poā)
- ⇒ Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀧𑁄𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*poanna) (extension)
  - Assamese: পোনা (püna)
  - Bengali: পোনা (pōna)
- Maithili: पोआ (pōā)
- Odia: ପୋ (po), ପୋଅ (poa), ପୁଅ (pua), ପୁଆ (puā), ପୋଇ (poi)
- Punjabi: ਪੋਆ (poā)
- Rohingya: fua
- Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠀ (fua)
Urdu: پوت (pot)
Pali: pota

References

Vaman Shivaram Apte (14 December 2012 (last accessed)) “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

पोत • (pota) stem, m

cloth

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पोत
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पोतः (potaḥ)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोताः (potāḥ) पोतासः¹ (potāsaḥ¹)
accusative	पोतम् (potam)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोतान् (potān)
instrumental	पोतेन (potena)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतैः (potaiḥ) पोतेभिः¹ (potebhiḥ¹)
dative	पोताय (potāya)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतेभ्यः (potebhyaḥ)
ablative	पोतात् (potāt)	पोताभ्याम् (potābhyām)	पोतेभ्यः (potebhyaḥ)
genitive	पोतस्य (potasya)	पोतयोः (potayoḥ)	पोतानाम् (potānām)
locative	पोते (pote)	पोतयोः (potayoḥ)	पोतेषु (poteṣu)
vocative	पोत (pota)	पोतौ (potau) पोता¹ (potā¹)	पोताः (potāḥ) पोतासः¹ (potāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Marathi: पोते (pote)
→ Classical Persian: فوطه (fūta), فوته (fute)
- → Arabic: فُوطَة (fūṭa) (likely)
  - Egyptian Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
  - Maltese: (Gozo) futa (archaic)
  - Moroccan Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
  - South Levantine Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
  - → English: fouta
  - → French: fouta, foutah
  - → Portuguese: fota
- → Old Anatolian Turkish: فوطه (fuṭa)
  - Classical Azerbaijani: futə
    - Azerbaijani: fitə
  - Ottoman Turkish: فوطه (futa, fota)
    - Turkish: futa, fıta, fota, foda
    - → Albanian: futë
    - → Aromanian: futã, fotã
    - → Bulgarian: фу́та (fúta), фота (fota)
    - → Georgian: ფუტა (puṭa), ფოტა (poṭa), ფუთა (puta)
    - → Greek: φουτάς (foutás)
    - → Hungarian: futa, fúta, fota
    - → Laz: ჶოტა (foťa)
    - → Macedonian: фута (futa)
    - → Mingrelian: ფოტა (poṭa), ფოტი (poṭi), ⇒ ფოტინე (poṭine)
    - → Old East Slavic: фота (fota), фата (fata)
      - Russian: фата́ (fatá)
      - Ukrainian: фо́та (fóta)
    - → Polish: fota
    - → Pontic Greek: φοτά (fotá)
    - → Romanian: fotă
    - → Serbo-Croatian: fȕta / фу̏та

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) “potaḥ²”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 347
Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “pota-⁴”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[3] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 338
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 477