ਪੱਤਰ
Appearance
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit पत्त्र (pattra). Sense 2 and 3 are learned. Doublet of ਪੱਤਾ (pattā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਪੱਤਰ • (pattar) m (Shahmukhi spelling پَتر)
- leaf, petal
- Synonym: ਪੱਤਾ (pattā)
- (India) letter, document, paper
- (India) newspaper, journal
- Synonym: ਪਤਰਿਕਾ (patrikā)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ਪੱਤਰ | ||
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dir. sg. | ਪੱਤਰ (pattar) | |
dir. pl. | ਪੱਤਰ (pattar) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | ਪੱਤਰ (pattar) | ਪੱਤਰ (pattar) |
oblique | ਪੱਤਰ (pattar) | ਪੱਤਰਾਂ (pattarā̃) |
vocative | ਪੱਤਰਾ (pattarā) | ਪੱਤਰੋ (pattaro) |
ablative | ਪੱਤਰੋਂ (pattarõ) | — |
locative | ਪੱਤਰੇ (pattare) | ਪੱਤਰੀਂ (pattarī̃) |
instrumental | ਪੱਤਰੇ (pattare) | ਪੱਤਰੀਂ (pattarī̃) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ m (pattar vihār, “correspondence”)
- ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰ m (pattarkār, “journalist”)
- ਪੱਤਰਾ m (pattarā, “leaf”)
- ਵਧਾਈ ਪੱਤਰ m (vadhāī pattar, “greeting card”)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ਪੱਤਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024