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पितृ

पितृ

Hindi

Noun

पितृ (pitṛ) m (Urdu spelling پتر)

  1. father
  2. paternal ancestor

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtar- (compare Avestan 𐬞𐬙𐬁 (ptā), pitar-, Old Persian 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 (pitā)), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (compare Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr), Latin pater, Tocharian A pācar, English father).

Noun

पितृ (pitṛ) m

  1. father
  2. paternal ancestor

Declension

Declension of पितृ
Nom. sg. पिता (pitā)
Gen. sg. पिता (pitā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पिता (pitā) पितरौ (pitarau) पितरः (pitaraḥ)
Vocative पितः (pitaḥ) पितरौ (pitarau) पितरः (pitaraḥ)
Accusative - (-) - (-) - (-)
Instrumental - (-) - (-) - (-)
Dative - (-) - (-) - (-)
Ablative - (-) - (-) - (-)
Genitive - (-) - (-) - (-)
Locative - (-) - (-) - (-)

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Descendants