पति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पति (pati).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.t̪iː/, [pɐ.t̪iː]
  • Audio (Delhi):(file)

Noun

पति • (patim (female equivalent पत्नी, Urdu spelling پتی)

  1. husband
    Synonyms: शौहर (śauhar), ख़ावंद (xāvand)
  2. master, lord

Declension

Declension of पति (masc i-stem)
singular plural
direct पति
pati
पति
pati
oblique पति
pati
पतियों
patiyõ
vocative पति
pati
पतियो
patiyo

Derived terms

References

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पति (pati).

Noun

पति • (patim

  1. lord

Descendants

  • Gujarati: પતિ (pati)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

पति m

  1. Devanagari script form of pati (“boss”)

Declension

Verb

पति

  1. Devanagari script form of pati, which is second/third-person singular aorist active of पतति (patati, to fall)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis.[1] Cognate with Albanian pata, Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (paiti), Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis), Latin potis, Lithuanian pàts.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    पति॑ • (páti) stemm

    1. husband
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.145.1:
        इ॒मां ख॑ना॒म्य् ओष॑धिं वी॒रुधं॒ बल॑वत्तमाम्।
        यया॑ स॒पत्नीं॒ बाध॑ते॒ यया॑ संवि॒न्दते॒ पति॑म्
        imā́ṃ khanāmy óṣadhiṃ vīrúdhaṃ bálavattamām.
        yáyā sapátnīṃ bā́dhate yáyā saṃvindáte pátim.
        I dig this plant, a herb of most effectual power, from out the earth
        With which one quells the co-wife and gains the husband for herself.
    2. lord, master
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.4:
        गा॒थप॑तिं मे॒धप॑तिं रु॒द्रं जला॑षभेषजम्।
        तच् छं॒योः सु॒म्नम् ई॑महे॥
        gāthápatiṃ medhápatiṃ rudráṃ jálāṣabheṣajam.
        tác chaṃyóḥ sumnám īmahe.
        To Rudra, the lord of hymns, lord of sacrifices and possessing balmy medicines,
        We pray for joy and health and strength.
    3. master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign

    Declension

    Masculine i-stem declension of पति॑
    singular dual plural
    nominative पतिः॑ (pátiḥ) पती॑ (pátī) पत॑यः (pátayaḥ)
    accusative पति॑म् (pátim) पती॑ (pátī) पती॑न् (pátīn)
    instrumental पत्या॑ (pátyā) पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भिः (pátibhiḥ)
    dative पत्ये॑ (pátye) पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भ्यः (pátibhyaḥ)
    ablative पत्युः॑ (pátyuḥ) पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भ्यः (pátibhyaḥ)
    genitive पत्युः॑ (pátyuḥ) पत्योः॑ (pátyoḥ) पती॑नाम् (pátīnām)
    locative पत्यौ॑ (pátyau) पत्योः॑ (pátyoḥ) पति॑षु (pátiṣu)
    vocative पते॑ (páte) पती॑ (pátī) पत॑यः (pátayaḥ)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Noun

    पति॑ • (páti) stemf

    1. a female possessor, mistress
    2. wife

    Declension

    Feminine i-stem declension of पति॑
    singular dual plural
    nominative पतिः॑ (pátiḥ) पती॑ (pátī) पत॑यः (pátayaḥ)
    accusative पति॑म् (pátim) पती॑ (pátī) पतीः॑ (pátīḥ)
    instrumental पत्या॑ (pátyā)
    पती॑¹ (pátī¹)
    पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भिः (pátibhiḥ)
    dative पत॑ये (pátaye)
    पत्यै॑² (pátyai²)
    पती॑¹ (pátī¹)
    पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भ्यः (pátibhyaḥ)
    ablative पतेः॑ (páteḥ)
    पत्याः॑² (pátyāḥ²)
    पत्यै॑³ (pátyai³)
    पति॑भ्याम् (pátibhyām) पति॑भ्यः (pátibhyaḥ)
    genitive पतेः॑ (páteḥ)
    पत्याः॑² (pátyāḥ²)
    पत्यै॑³ (pátyai³)
    पत्योः॑ (pátyoḥ) पती॑नाम् (pátīnām)
    locative पतौ॑ (pátau)
    पत्या॑म्² (pátyām²)
    पता॑¹ (pátā¹)
    पत्योः॑ (pátyoḥ) पति॑षु (pátiṣu)
    vocative पते॑ (páte) पती॑ (pátī) पत॑यः (pátayaḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Later Sanskrit
    • ³Brāhmaṇas

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “páti-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 73

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