See also: -पा

Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɑː/, [päː]

Verb edit

पा ()

  1. inflection of पाना (pānā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect); compare Latin pāscō (to feed, maintain). Probably not related to पाल (pāla, guard), despite popular folk etymology; see there for more.

Root edit

पा ()

  1. to watch, keep, preserve
  2. to protect from, defend against
  3. to protect (a country), i.e. rule, govern
  4. to observe, notice, attend to, follow
Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

पा () stem

  1. keeping, protecting, guarding, etc.
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाः (pāḥ)
Gen. sg. पास्य (pāsya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाः (pāḥ) पाौ पााः
Vocative पा () पाौ पााः
Accusative पाम् (pām) पाौ पाान्
Instrumental पोन (pona) पााभ्याम् पौः (pauḥ)
Dative पााय पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Ablative पाात् पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Genitive पास्य (pāsya) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पो (po) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पोषु (poṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाा
Gen. sg. पाायाः
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाा पो (po) पााः
Vocative पो (po) पो (po) पााः
Accusative पााम् पो (po) पााः
Instrumental पाया (pāyā) पााभ्याम् पााभिः
Dative पाायै पााभ्याम् पााभ्यः
Ablative पाायाः पााभ्याम् पााभ्यः
Genitive पाायाः पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पाायाम् पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाासु
Neuter a-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाम् (pām)
Gen. sg. पास्य (pāsya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाम् (pām) पो (po) पाानि
Vocative पा () पो (po) पाानि
Accusative पाम् (pām) पो (po) पाानि
Instrumental पोन (pona) पााभ्याम् पौः (pauḥ)
Dative पााय पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Ablative पाात् पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Genitive पास्य (pāsya) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पो (po) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पोषु (poṣu)

Noun edit

पा () stemf

  1. guarding, protecting
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of पा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाः
pāḥ
पौ / पा¹
pau / pā¹
पाः
pāḥ
Vocative पाः
pāḥ
पौ / पा¹
pau / pā¹
पाः
pāḥ
Accusative पाम्
pām
पौ / पा¹
pau / pā¹
पाः / पः²
pāḥ / paḥ²
Instrumental पा
पाभ्याम्
pābhyām
पाभिः
pābhiḥ
Dative पे
pe
पाभ्याम्
pābhyām
पाभ्यः
pābhyaḥ
Ablative पः
paḥ
पाभ्याम्
pābhyām
पाभ्यः
pābhyaḥ
Genitive पः
paḥ
पोः
poḥ
पानाम् / पाम्²
pānām / pām²
Locative पि
pi
पोः
poḥ
पासु
pāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 573/2, 613/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 096
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 112-3

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (to drink).

Cognate with Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis) whence symposium (drinking together); Latin pōtō whence English potion and poison; Proto-Slavic *pivo (beer). Also compare the noun पात्र (pātra, drinking vessel, goblet).

Root edit

पा ()

  1. to drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow
  2. (figuratively) to imbibe, draw in, appropriate, enjoy, feast upon (with the eyes, ears, etc.)
  3. to drink up, exhaust, absorb
  4. to drink intoxicating liquors
Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

पा () stem

  1. drinking, quaffing, etc.
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाः (pāḥ)
Gen. sg. पास्य (pāsya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाः (pāḥ) पाौ पााः
Vocative पा () पाौ पााः
Accusative पाम् (pām) पाौ पाान्
Instrumental पोन (pona) पााभ्याम् पौः (pauḥ)
Dative पााय पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Ablative पाात् पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Genitive पास्य (pāsya) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पो (po) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पोषु (poṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाा
Gen. sg. पाायाः
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाा पो (po) पााः
Vocative पो (po) पो (po) पााः
Accusative पााम् पो (po) पााः
Instrumental पाया (pāyā) पााभ्याम् पााभिः
Dative पाायै पााभ्याम् पााभ्यः
Ablative पाायाः पााभ्याम् पााभ्यः
Genitive पाायाः पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पाायाम् पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाासु
Neuter a-stem declension of पा
Nom. sg. पाम् (pām)
Gen. sg. पास्य (pāsya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पाम् (pām) पो (po) पाानि
Vocative पा () पो (po) पाानि
Accusative पाम् (pām) पो (po) पाानि
Instrumental पोन (pona) पााभ्याम् पौः (pauḥ)
Dative पााय पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Ablative पाात् पााभ्याम् पोभ्यः (pobhyaḥ)
Genitive पास्य (pāsya) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पाानाम्
Locative पो (po) पायोः (pāyoḥ) पोषु (poṣu)

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0612/3.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “पा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 095
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “पा”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 113-114

Etymology 3 edit

Probably related to Hittite [script needed] (pippa-, to overturn), [script needed] (pa-i-mi-, goes). Burrow and Whitney's derivations of the root as a semantic specialization of Etymology 2 ("to drink") are less likely.

Root edit

पा ()

  1. to rise against, be hostile
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1330/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 096
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 114