Pitar, Piṭar, Piṭār, Pīṭar, Pītar: 6 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPitar, (Vedic pitṛ, pitar-; cp. Gr. patήr; Lat. pater, Juppiter, Dies-piter=*zeus patήr; Goth. fadar=Ger. vater= E. father; Oir. athir etc. to onomat. syllable *pa-pa, cp. tāta & mātā) father.—Cases: sg. Nom. pitā S. I, 182; Dh. 43; J. V, 379; SnA 423; Acc. pitaraṃ Dh. 294; & pituṃ Cp. II. 93; Instr. pitarā J. III, 37, pitunā, petyā J. V, 214; Dat. Gen. pitu M. III, 176; J. IV, 137; VI, 365, 589; & pituno Vin. I, 17 (cp. Prk. piuṇo); Abl. pitarā J. V, 214; Loc. pitari.—pl. Nom. pitaro Sn. 404; J. IV, 1; PvA. 38, 54 (mātā°); Acc. pitaro PvA. 17, pitare, & pitū Th. 2, 433; Instr. pitarehi & pitūhi; Dat. Gen. pitunnaṃ J. III, 83; (mātā°); VI, 389 (id.); Pv. II, 84; pitūnaṃ It. 110; Loc. pitusu Th. 2, 499; J. I, 152 (mātā°); and pitūsu PvA. 3 (mātā°). Further: Abl. sg. pitito by the father’s side D. I, 113 (+mātito); A. III, 151; J. V, 214.—A. I, 62, 132, 138 sq.; Sn. 296, 579 (paralokato na pitā tāyate puttaṃ); Nd2 441 (=yo so janako); J. I, 412 (=tāta); V, 20; VbhA. 108 (where pretty popular etym. is given with “piyāyatī ti pitā”), 154 (in simile). ‹-› Of Brahmā: D. I, 18, cp. DA. I, 112; of Inda J. V, 153. There is sometimes a distinction made between the father as such and the grandfather (or ancestors in Gen.) with culla° (cūḷa°), i.e. little and mahā° i.e. grand-father, e.g. at J. I, 115 (+ayyaka); PvA. 107. The collective term for “parents” is mātāpitaro (pl. not dual), e.g. Sn. 404; J. I, 152; III, 83; IV, 1; PvA. 107. On similes of father and son op. J. P. T. S. 1907, 112. In cpds. there are the 3 bases pitā, piti° & pitu°. (a) pitā°: °putta father & son J. I, 253; pl. °puttā fathers & sons, or parents & children J. IV, 115; VI, 84. °mahā grandfather Pv. II, 84; J. II, 263; DA. I, 281; PvA. 41; °mahāyuga age of a grandfather (i.e. a generation of ancestors) D. I, 113 (see det. expln DA. I, 281=SnA 462); Sn. p. 115; KhA 141; petti-pitā-mahā great-grandfathers, all kinds of ancestors J. II, 48 (=pitu-vitā mahā C.). ‹-› (b.) piti°: °kicca duty of a father J. V, 153; °ghāta parricide J. IV, 45 (BB pitu°); °pakkha father’s side DhA. I, 4; °pitāmahā (pl.) fathers & grandfathers, ancestors J. V, 383; °vadha parricide DA. I, 135.—(c) pitu°: °ja originating from the father J. VI, 589 (+mātuja); °ghātaka parricide (+mātughātaka) Vin. I, 88, 136, 168, 320; °nāma fathers name SnA 423; °pitāmahā (pl.) ancestors (cp. piti°) A. IV, 61; J. I, 2; II, 48. °rakkhita guarded by a father M. III, 46. °santaka father’s possession J. I, 2. °hadaya father’s heart J. I, 61. (Page 458)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPitar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) manes, deceased ancestors..—pitar (पितर) is alternatively transliterated as Pitara.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiṭar (பிடர்) noun
1. Nape of the neck; பின் கழுத்து. யானை யிரும்பிடர்த் தலையிருந்து [pin kazhuthu. yanai yirumbidarth thalaiyirunthu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 3).
2. See பிடார் [pidar],
1. ஈசுவரத்வப் பிடராலன்றியே [isuvarathvap pidaralanriye] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 7, 4, 4).
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Piṭār (பிடார்) noun cf. bhaṭṭāra.
1. Pride, arrogance; கருவம். கங்கையை ஜடைமேலே அடக் கினே னென்னும் பிடாரைக்கொண்டு [karuvam. kangaiyai jadaimele adag kine nennum pidaraikkondu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருமாலை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirumalai], 44, வ்யா. [vya.] 142).
2. Greatness; பெருமை. ஈசுவரத் துவப் பிடாராலே [perumai. isuvarath thuvap pidarale] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 3, 7, 3).
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Pīṭar (பீடர்) noun < பீடு¹. [pidu¹.] Persons of eminence; பெருமையுடையவர். ஒடாப்பீட ருள்வழி யிறுத்து [perumaiyudaiyavar. odappida rulvazhi yiruthu] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 45, 14).
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Pītar (பீதர்) noun < Urdu pītar. See பீதர்பசந்து. [pitharpasanthu.] (G. S m. D. I , i, 235.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPitar is another spelling for पितर [pitara].—n. → पितृ [pitṛ]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+25): Pitara, Pitaracavarttam, Pitaraccol, Pitaraga, Pitaraimdha, Pitarajimadapsu, Pitarakam, Pitarakhasta, Pitarakta, Pitaraktacchaya, Pitaram, Pitarambha, Pitaran, Pitarana, Pitarapaksha, Pitarasa, Pitaratna, Pitaratnaka, Pitaravaittiyan, Pitardha.
Ends with (+7): Apitar, Atipitar, Bahujalpitar, Bhojapitar, Brahmapitar, Dakshapitar, Dipitar, Dvipitar, Hatapitar, Itulpitar, Jalpitar, Jivapitar, Jivatpitar, Karnapitar, Kokapitar, Kupitar, Matapitar, Patitthapitar, Pitripitar, Prakopitar.
Full-text (+90): Pitarttalai, Pitaricivu, Pitritva, Pitara, Pitrika, Pitirar, Pitarpacantu, Pitrighatin, Tonmel, Pitrikritya, Retoghas, Pitrisharman, Pitripriya, Pitrivandhava, Pitrighataka, Piyal, Pitrikriya, Pettaṇika, Pitrirupa, Brahmapitar.
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