ਪੱਥਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭 (patthara)), from Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastará).

Noun

ਪੱਥਰ • (patthar) m (Shahmukhi spelling پتھر)

1. stone, rock

Declension

Declension of ਪੱਥਰ
dir. sg.	ਪੱਥਰ (patthar)
dir. pl.	ਪੱਥਰ (patthar)
	singular	plural
direct	ਪੱਥਰ (patthar)	ਪੱਥਰ (patthar)
oblique	ਪੱਥਰ (patthar)	ਪੱਥਰਾਂ (pattharā̃)
vocative	ਪੱਥਰਾ (pattharā)	ਪੱਥਰੋ (pattharo)
ablative	ਪੱਥਰੋਂ (pattharõ)	—
locative	ਪੱਥਰੇ (patthare)	ਪੱਥਰੀਂ (pattharī̃)
instrumental	ਪੱਥਰੇ (patthare)	ਪੱਥਰੀਂ (pattharī̃)

Derived terms

• ਪੱਥਰ ਯੁੱਗ m (patthar yugga, “Stone Age”)

Adjective

ਪੱਥਰ • (patthar)

1. stony
2. (figurative) hard; heavy

Derived terms

• ਪੱਥਰ ਚੱਟ m (patthar caṭṭa, “Kalanchoe pinnata”)

Further reading

• “ਪੱਥਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024