Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पति (pati).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.t̪iː/, [pɐ.t̪iː]
  • (file)

Noun edit

पति (patim (feminine पत्नी, Urdu spelling پتی)

  1. husband
    Synonyms: शौहर (śauhar), ख़ावंद (xāvand)
  2. master, lord

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Old Gujarati edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पति (pati).

Noun edit

पति (patim

  1. lord

Descendants edit

  • Gujarati: પતિ (pati)

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

पति m

  1. Devanagari script form of pati (“boss”)

Declension edit

Verb edit

पति

  1. Devanagari script form of pati, which is second/third-person singular aorist active of पतति (patati, to fall)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis. Cognate with Albanian pata,[1][2] Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paiti), Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis), Latin potis, Lithuanian pàts.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

पति (páti) stemm

  1. husband
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.145.1:
      इमां खनाम्योषधिं वीरुधं बलवत्तमाम् ।
      यया सपत्नीं बाधते यया संविन्दते पतिम्
      imāṃ khanāmyoṣadhiṃ vīrudhaṃ balavattamām .
      yayā sapatnīṃ bādhate yayā saṃvindate patim .
      I dig this plant, a herb of most effectual power, from out the earth
      With which one quells the co-wife and gains the husband for herself.
  2. lord, master
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.4:
      गाथपतिं मेधपतिं रुद्रं जलाषभेषजम् ।
      तच्छंयोः सुम्नमीमहे ॥
      gāthapatiṃ medhapatiṃ rudraṃ jalāṣabheṣajam .
      tacchaṃyoḥ sumnamīmahe .
      To Rudra, the lord of hymns, lord of sacrifices and possessing balmy medicines,
      We pray for joy and health and strength.
  3. master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign

Declension edit

Masculine i-stem declension of पति (páti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पतिः
pátiḥ
पती
pátī
पतयः
pátayaḥ
Vocative पते
páte
पती
pátī
पतयः
pátayaḥ
Accusative पतिम्
pátim
पती
pátī
पतीन्
pátīn
Instrumental पत्या
pátyā
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभिः
pátibhiḥ
Dative पत्ये
pátye
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभ्यः
pátibhyaḥ
Ablative पत्युः
pátyuḥ
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभ्यः
pátibhyaḥ
Genitive पत्युः
pátyuḥ
पत्योः
pátyoḥ
पतीनाम्
pátīnām
Locative पत्यौ
pátyau
पत्योः
pátyoḥ
पतिषु
pátiṣu

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Noun edit

पति (páti) stemf

  1. a female possessor, mistress
  2. wife

Declension edit

Feminine i-stem declension of पति (páti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पतिः
pátiḥ
पती
pátī
पतयः
pátayaḥ
Vocative पते
páte
पती
pátī
पतयः
pátayaḥ
Accusative पतिम्
pátim
पती
pátī
पतीः
pátīḥ
Instrumental पत्या / पती¹
pátyā / pátī¹
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभिः
pátibhiḥ
Dative पतये / पत्यै² / पती¹
pátaye / pátyai² / pátī¹
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभ्यः
pátibhyaḥ
Ablative पतेः / पत्याः² / पत्यै³
páteḥ / pátyāḥ² / pátyai³
पतिभ्याम्
pátibhyām
पतिभ्यः
pátibhyaḥ
Genitive पतेः / पत्याः² / पत्यै³
páteḥ / pátyāḥ² / pátyai³
पत्योः
pátyoḥ
पतीनाम्
pátīnām
Locative पतौ / पत्याम्² / पता¹
pátau / pátyām² / pátā¹
पत्योः
pátyoḥ
पतिषु
pátiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “पति”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167
  2. ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
  • Monier Williams (1899) “पति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 582/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 73-4