पता

See also: पिता, पोता, and पोती

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢 (patta), from Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra, “leaf, paper, letter, document”). Doublet of पत्ता (pattā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.t̪ɑː/, [pə.t̪äː]

Noun

पता • (patā) m (Urdu spelling پتہ‎)

address
knowledge, clue
पता करना ― patā karnā ― to find out

पता लगना ― patā lagnā ― to come to know

Synonyms: मालूम (mālūm), ज्ञात (gyāt)

Declension

Declension of पता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पता patā	पते pate
oblique	पते pate	पतों patõ
vocative	पते pate	पतो pato

Descendants

→ Bengali: পাত্তা (patta)

Further reading

Platts, John T. (1884), “पता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “páttra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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