پوتا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (*pŏttaa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /⁠pottaka⁠/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /poː.t̪ɑː/

Noun

پوتا • (potā) m (feminine پوتی (potī), Hindi spelling पोता)

1. son's son, paternal grandson

   Coordinate term: ناتی (nātī, “daughter's son”)

Declension

Declension of پوتا
	singular	plural
direct	پوتا (potā)	پوتے (pote)
oblique	پوتے (pote)	پوتوں (potõ)
vocative	پوتے (pote)	پوتو (poto)

Derived terms

• پَرْپوتا (parpotā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 478
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پوتا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 163
• “پوتا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.