पात्र

पात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पात्र (pā́tra).Cognate with Irish ól, Italian poculo and Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳𐀨 (pa-te-ra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [päːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

पात्र • (pātra) m

1. cup, goblet, glass; container

   कचरा पात्र ― kacrā pātra ― garbage container

2. actor; character (in a work)
3. (in compounds) the worthy recipient

Declension

Declension of पात्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पात्र pātra	पात्र pātra
oblique	पात्र pātra	पात्रों pātrõ
vocative	पात्र pātra	पात्रो pātro

Derived terms

• के पात्र (ke pātra)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पात्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬵᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• পাত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• পাত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• પાત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਤੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦥꦴꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• បាត្រ (Khmer script)
• ಪಾತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• ປາຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• പാത്ര (Malayalam script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• ပါတြ (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ପାତ୍ର (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢵꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• පාත්ර (Sinhalese script)
• పాత్ర (Telugu script)
• ปาตฺร (Thai script)
• པཱ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *páHtram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páHtram, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom (“instrument for drinking”), from *peh₃- (“to drink”) +‎ *-tlom (instrumental noun suffix).

Cognate with Latin pōculum (“drinking cup”), Old Irish ól (“act of drinking”), Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳𐀨 (pa-te-ra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑ́ːt.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

पात्र • (pā́tra) n

1. a drinking vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot, plate, utensil &c., any vessel or receptacle
2. an actor or an actor's part or character in a play

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पात्र (pā́tra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पात्रम् pā́tram	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Vocative	पात्र pā́tra	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Accusative	पात्रम् pā́tram	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Instrumental	पात्रेण pā́treṇa	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रैः / पात्रेभिः¹ pā́traiḥ / pā́trebhiḥ¹
Dative	पात्राय pā́trāya	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रेभ्यः pā́trebhyaḥ
Ablative	पात्रात् pā́trāt	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रेभ्यः pā́trebhyaḥ
Genitive	पात्रस्य pā́trasya	पात्रयोः pā́trayoḥ	पात्राणाम् pā́trāṇām
Locative	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्रयोः pā́trayoḥ	पात्रेषु pā́treṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Chinese: 缽／钵
• → Hindi: पात्र (pātra)
• → Bengali: পাত্র (patrô)
• → Tamil: பாத்திரம் (pāttiram)