पत्र-व्यवहार
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पत्र व्यवहार (patra vyavhār), पत्रव्यवहार (patravyavhār)
Etymology
Compound of पत्र (patra, “letter”) + व्यवहार (vyavhār, “dealings”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pət̪.t̪ɾᵊ.ʋjəʋ.ɦɑːɾ/, [pɐt̪̚.t̪ɾᵊ.ʋjɐʋ.ɦäːɾ]
- Hyphenation: पत्‧र‧व्यव‧हार
Noun
पत्र-व्यवहार • (patra-vyavhār) m
- correspondence (exchange of letters etc.)
- Synonyms: ख़त-किताबत (xat-kitābat), चिट्ठी-पत्री (ciṭṭhī-patrī), पत्राचार (patrācār), लिखापढ़ी (likhāpaṛhī)
- पत्र-व्यवहार करना ― patra-vyavhār karnā ― to correspond
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पत्र-व्यवहार patra-vyavhār |
पत्र-व्यवहार patra-vyavhār |
| oblique | पत्र-व्यवहार patra-vyavhār |
पत्र-व्यवहारों patra-vyavhārõ |
| vocative | पत्र-व्यवहार patra-vyavhār |
पत्र-व्यवहारो patra-vyavhāro |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पत्र”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 393
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पत्रव्यवहार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2799