पत्ता

See also: पुत्तो, पित्त, पत्ती, and पतति

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra). Doublet of पता (patā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.t̪ɑː/, [pɐt̪̚.t̪äː]

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Noun

पत्ता • (pattā) m (Urdu spelling پتا)

1. leaf

   Synonym: पत्ती (pattī)

   अक्टूबर में, उस पेड़ के पत्ते हरे हो जाते है।

   akṭūbar mẽ, us peṛ ke patte hare ho jāte hai.

   In October, the leaves of that tree turn green.

2. leaflet
3. playing card; card

   Synonym: ताश (tāś)

   दस पत्ते निकालो। ― das patte nikālo. ― Take out ten cards.

4. paddle

Declension

Declension of पत्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पत्ता pattā	पत्ते patte
oblique	पत्ते patte	पत्तों pattõ
vocative	पत्ते patte	पत्तो patto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पत्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पत्ता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “पत्ता”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पत्ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pattā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पत्ता”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pət̪.t̪a/

Noun

पत्ता • (pattā) m

1. address of a place

Declension

Declension of पत्ता (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	पत्ता pattā
direct plural	पत्ते patte
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पत्ता pattā		पत्ते patte
oblique सामान्यरूप	पत्त्या pattyā		पत्त्यां- pattyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पत्त्याला pattyālā		पत्त्यांना pattyānnā
ergative	पत्त्याने, पत्त्यानं pattyāne, pattyāna		पत्त्यांनी pattyānnī
instrumental	पत्त्याशी pattyāśī		पत्त्यांशी pattyānśī
locative सप्तमी	पत्त्यात pattyāt		पत्त्यांत pattyāt
vocative संबोधन	पत्त्या pattyā		पत्त्यांनो pattyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पत्ता (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पत्त्याचा pattyāċā	पत्त्याचे pattyāċe	पत्त्याची pattyācī	पत्त्याच्या pattyācā	पत्त्याचे, पत्त्याचं pattyāċe, pattyāċa	पत्त्याची pattyācī	पत्त्याच्या pattyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पत्त्यांचा pattyānċā	पत्त्यांचे pattyānċe	पत्त्यांची pattyāñcī	पत्त्यांच्या pattyāncā	पत्त्यांचे, पत्त्यांचं pattyānċe, pattyānċa	पत्त्यांची pattyāñcī	पत्त्यांच्या pattyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पत्ता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies