masculine
father
Pitar [Vedic pitr̥, pitar-; cf. Greek πατήρ; Latin pater, Juppiter, Dies-piter = Ζεὑς πατήρ; Gothic fadar = German vater = English father; Old-Irish athir etc. to onomatopoetic syllable °pa-pa, {459} cp. tāta and mātā] father. — Cases: singular nominative pitā S I 182; Dhp 43; Ja V 379; Pj II 423; accusative pitaraṃ Dhp 294; and pituṃ Cp II 9, 3; instrumental pitarā Ja III 37, pitunā, petyā Ja V 214; dative genitive pitu M III 176; Ja IV 137; VI 365, 589; and pituno Vin I 17 (cf. Prākrit piuṇo); ablative pitarā Ja V 214; locative pitari. — plural nominative pitaro Snp 404; Ja IV 1; Pv-a 38, 54 (mātā°); accusative pitaro Pv-a 17, pitare, and pitū Thig 433; instrumental pitarehi and pitūhi; dative genitive pitunnaṃ Ja III 83; (mātā°); VI 389 (the same); Pv II 8 4 ; pitūnaṃ It 110; locative pitusu Thig 499; Ja I 152 (mātā°); and pitūsu Pv-a 3 (mātā°). Further: ablative singular pitito by the father's side D I 113 (+ mātito); A III 151; Ja V 214. — A I 62, 132, 138 f.; Snp 296, 579 (paralokato na pitā tāyate puttaṃ); Nidd II §441 (= yo so janako); Ja I 412 (= tāta); V 20; Vibh-a 108 (where pretty popular etymology is given with "piyāyatī ti pitā"), 154 (in simile). Of Brahmā: D I 18, cf. Sv I 112; of Inda Ja V 153. There is sometimes a distinction made between the father as such and the grandfather (or ancestors in general) with culla° (cūḷa°), i.e. little and mahā° i.e. grand-father, e.g. at Ja I 115 (+ ayyaka); Pv-a 107. The collective term for "parents" is mātāpitaro (plural not dual), e.g. Snp 404; Ja I 152; III 83; IV 1; Pv-a 107. On similes of father and son cp. JPTS 1907, 112. In compounds there are the 3 bases pitā, piti° and pitu°. (a) pitā°: °putta father and son Ja I 253; plural°puttā fathers and sons, or parents and children Ja IV 115; VI 84; °mahā grandfather Pv II 8 4 ; Ja II 263; Sv I 281; Pv-a 41; °mahāyuga age of a grandfather (i.e. a generation of ancestors) D I 113 (see detailed explanation Sv I 281 = Pj II 462); Snp page 115; Pj I 141; petti-pitā-mahā great-grandfathers, all {412} kinds of ancestors Ja II 48 (= pitu-pitā-mahā commentary). (b.) piti°: °kicca duty of a father Ja V 153; °ghāta parricide Ja IV 45 (v.l. pitu°); °pakkha father's side Dhp-a I 4; °pitāmahā (plural) fathers and grandfathers, ancestors Ja V 383; °vadha parricide Sv I 135. (c) pitu°: °ja originating from the father Ja VI 589 (+ mātuja); °ghātaka parricide (+ mātughātaka) Vin I 88, 136, 168, 320; °nāma fathers name Pj II 423; °pitāmahā (plural) ancestors (cf. piti°) A IV 61; Ja I 2; II 48; °rakkhita guarded by a father M III 46; °santaka father's possession Ja I 2; °hadaya father's heart Ja I 61.
(masc, masc) father father