پراتن

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरातन (purātana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː.t̪ən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: پُ‧را‧تَن

Adjective

پُراتَن • (purātan) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पुरातन)

1. Alternative form of پُراتَم (purātam, “ancient, old, earliest”)

   Synonym: قدیم (qadīm)

   Synonym: پرانا (purānā)

Further reading

• “پراتن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پراتن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.