पत्र

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra).

• IPA^(key): /pət̪ɾ/

पत्र • (patra) m (Urdu spelling پتر‎)

1. letter (written message)

   मुझे पत्र लिखने का अवकाश नहीं मिला।

   mujhe patra likhne kā avkāś nahī̃ milā.

   I could not get time to write a letter.

2. paper, document

   प्रति दिन पत्र निकलता है।

   prati din patra nikaltā hai.

   Every day, a paper is published.

3. leaf

   पत्र और पुष्प प्रतिदिशा हैं।

   patra aur puṣp pratidiśā hain.

   Leaves and flowers are everywhere.

• (letter): चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), ख़त (xat)
• (leaf): पत्ता (pattā)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पत्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पत्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्त्र (páttra). Compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘝𑘿𑘨 (patra).

पत्र • (patra) n

1. letter (written message)
2. document
3. leaf

   Synonym: पान (pān)

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “पत्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “पत्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “पत्र”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala

पत्र • (patra)

1. letter, document (in compounds)
2. page
3. fold, layer