ਪੋਤਰਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पौत्र (pautra)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of ਪੋਤਾ (potā).
Noun
ਪੋਤਰਾ • (potrā) m (feminine ਪੋਤਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling پوترا)
- grandson (son's son)
- Synonym: ਪੋਤਾ (potā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਪੋਤਰਾ (potrā) | ਪੋਤਰੇ (potre) |
| oblique | ਪੋਤਰੇ (potre) | ਪੋਤਰਿਆਂ (potriā̃) |
| vocative | ਪੋਤਰਿਆ (potriā) | ਪੋਤਰਿਓ (potrio) |
| ablative | ਪੋਤਰਿਓਂ (potriõ) | — |
| locative | ਪੋਤਰੇ (potre) | — |
| instrumental | ਪੋਤਰੇ (potre) | — |
Related terms
- ਪੋਤ ਜਵਾਈ m (pot javāī, “grandson-in-law”)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
Further reading
- “ਪੋਤਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025