See also: पेट

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Of uncertain origin. Usually derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *paḷṭas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paltas (whence Persian پرده (parde, curtain, veil)), from Proto-Indo-European *pol-to-s, from *pel- (to cover, wrap; hide, cloth). This would make the term cognate with Proto-Slavic *poltьno (linen, cloth), Ancient Greek πέλτη (péltē, a small leather shield). Alternatively, borrowed from substrate.

Likely related to पटल (paṭala, roof) and पट्ट (paṭṭa, slab, cloth).

Noun edit

पट (paṭa) stemm

  1. garment, piece of cloth

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of पट
Nom. sg. पटः (paṭaḥ)
Gen. sg. पटस्य (paṭasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पटः (paṭaḥ) पटौ (paṭau) पटाः (paṭāḥ)
Vocative पट (paṭa) पटौ (paṭau) पटाः (paṭāḥ)
Accusative पटम् (paṭam) पटौ (paṭau) पटान् (paṭān)
Instrumental पटेन (paṭena) पटाभ्याम् (paṭābhyām) पटैः (paṭaiḥ)
Dative पटाय (paṭāya) पटाभ्याम् (paṭābhyām) पटेभ्यः (paṭebhyaḥ)
Ablative पटात् (paṭāt) पटाभ्याम् (paṭābhyām) पटेभ्यः (paṭebhyaḥ)
Genitive पटस्य (paṭasya) पटयोः (paṭayoḥ) पटानाम् (paṭānām)
Locative पटे (paṭe) पटयोः (paṭayoḥ) पटेषु (paṭeṣu)

Descendants edit

  • Pali: paṭa

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 579, column 1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 298
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 190