Nouns Expressing Relationship
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The nouns expressing relationship – like mother, father, brother, daughter – have a unique declension pattern, and hence are classified under a separate category of ‘nouns indicating relation’. Let us study the declension of these nouns.
Masculine noun : pitu
pitu = father
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Paṭhamā | pitā | pitaro |
Dutiyā | pitaraṃ | pitaro |
Tatiyā | pitarā | pitūhi, pitūbhi, pitarehi, pitarebhi |
Catutthī | pitu, pituno, pitussa | pitūnaṃ, pitarānaṃ |
Pañcamī | pitarā | pitūhi, pitūbhi, pitarehi, pitarebhi |
Chaṭṭhī | pitu, pituno, pitussa | pitūnaṃ, pitarānaṃ |
Sattamī | pitari | pitūsu, pitaresu |
Ālapana | pita, pitā | pitaro |
The masculine noun bhātu (= brother) also declines like pitu.
Feminine noun : mātu
mātu = mother
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Paṭhamā | mātā | mātaro |
Dutiyā | mātaraṃ | mātaro |
Tatiyā | mātarā, mātuyā | mātūhi, mātūbhi, mātarehi, mātarebhi |
Catutthī | mātu, mātuyā | mātūnaṃ, mātarānaṃ, mātānaṃ |
Pañcamī | mātarā, mātuyā | mātūhi, mātūbhi, mātarehi, mātarebhi |
Chaṭṭhī | mātu, mātuyā | mātūnaṃ, mātarānaṃ, mātānaṃ |
Sattamī | mātari, mātuyā, mātuyaṃ | mātūsu, mātaresu |
Ālapana | māta, mātā, māte | mātaro |
The feminine nouns dhītu and duhitu (both the nouns mean ‘a daughter’) decline like mātu.
Please Note : The above nouns are classified as ‘consonant ending nouns’ by some grammarians. Hence, in some of the grammar books and dictionaries we come across these words written as pitar (= pitu), bhātar (= bhātu), mātar (= mātu) etc.
Last modified: Friday, 22 September 2023, 4:07 PM