Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of पितृ (pitŕ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɪ.t̪ɑː/, [pɪ.t̪äː]
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Noun edit

पिता (pitām (feminine माता, Urdu spelling پتا‎)

  1. father

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Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).[1]

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Noun edit

पिता (pitām

  1. father
    Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बाबा (bābā), बा (), बाबु (bābu)

Declension edit

Declension of पिता
Singular Plural
nominative पिता [pit̪ä] पिताहरू [pit̪ä̤ːɾu]
accusative पितालाई [pit̪äläi] पिताहरूलाई [pit̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative पिताले [pit̪äle] पिताहरूले [pit̪ä̤ːɾule]
dative पितालाई [pit̪äläi] पिताहरूलाई [pit̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative पिताबाट [pit̪äbäʈʌ] पिताहरूबाट [pit̪ä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive पिताको [pit̪äko] पिताहरूको [pit̪ä̤ːɾuko]
locative पितामा [pit̪ämä] पिताहरूमा [pit̪ä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

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References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “पिता”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

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Noun edit

पिता (pitā)

  1. Devanagari script form of pitā, which is nominative singular of पितर् (pitar, father)

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पिता (pitā́m

  1. nominative singular of पितृ (pitṛ, father)