पोथा

See also: पोथी, पथ, and पृथु

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (pŏtthaya, “book”) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀬 (putthaya), from Sanskrit पवस्त (pavasta, “covering”) and Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “book”). The latter is a borrowing from some Middle Iranian language (see there). Both are ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawástam (“covering, envelope”). Doublet of पुस्तक (pustak) and पोस्त (post).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /poː.t̪ʰɑː/, [poː.t̪ʰäː]

Noun

पोथा • (pothā) m (Urdu spelling پوتھا)

1. a large, voluminous book
2. manuscript

Declension

Declension of पोथा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोथा pothā	पोथे pothe
oblique	पोथे pothe	पोथों pothõ
vocative	पोथे pothe	पोथो potho

Antonyms

• पोथी (pothī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōstaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press