पत्थर
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਪੱਥਰ (patthar), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭 m (patthara, “stone”), from Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara). Displaced native Old Hindi पाथर (pāthara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of पत्थर (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- सुलैमानी पत्थर (sulaimānī patthar, “onyx”)
- पथरना (patharnā, “to sharpen on a stone, whet”)
- पथराना (pathrānā, “to petrify”)
- पथराव (pathrāv, “stoning, pelting”)
- पथरी (pathrī, “grit, gravel”)
- पत्थरबाज़ (pattharbāz)
- पत्थरबाज़ी (pattharbāzī)
References edit
- 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 edit
Noun edit
पत्थर • (patthar) ?