पुर्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτόλις (ptólis), πόλις (pólis), Lithuanian pilis, Latvian pils.

Pronunciation

Noun

पुर् • (púr) f

  1. stronghold, fortress
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.95.1:
      प्र क्षोदसा धायसा सस्र एषा सरस्वती धरुणमायसी पूः।
      pra kṣodasā dhāyasā sasra eṣā sarasvatī dharuṇamāyasī pūḥ.
      THIS stream Sarasvatī with fostering current comes forth, our sure defence, our fort of iron.
  2. city, town
  3. rampart, wall
  4. castle

Declension
Declension of पुर्
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पूः (pū́ḥ) पुरौ (púrau) पुरः (púraḥ)
Vocative - - -
Accusative पुरम् (púram) पुरौ (púrau) पुरः (púraḥ)
Instrumental पुरा (purā́) पूर्भ्याम् (pūrbhyā́m) पूर्भिः (pūrbhíḥ)
Dative - पूर्भ्याम् (pūrbhyā́m) पूर्भ्यः (pūrbhyáḥ)
Ablative - पूर्भ्याम् (pūrbhyā́m) पूर्भ्यः (pūrbhyáḥ)
Genitive - पुरोः (puróḥ) पुराम् (purā́m)
Locative - पुरोः (púroḥ) पूर्षु (pūrṣú)

Derived terms
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