Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पटल (paṭala).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

پٹل (paṭalm (Hindi spelling पटल)

  1. roof, thatch
  2. covering, screen, veil
  3. a cataract (of the eye)
  4. a basket
  5. heap, mass, amount
  6. a sandalwood mark on the forehead

Declension edit

Declension of پٹل
singular plural
direct پٹل (paṭal) پٹل (paṭal)
oblique پٹل (paṭal) پٹلوں (paṭalō̃)
vocative پٹل (paṭal) پٹلو (paṭalō)

References edit

  • Platts, John T. (1884), “paṭal”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.