पवित्र

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit पवित्र (pavitra).

Adjective

पवित्र • (pavitra)

  1. holy, sacred
  2. untouched, pure

Derived terms
  1. पवित्र रोम साम्राज्य (pavitra rom sāmrājya, “Holy Roman Empire”)
  2. पवित्र बाइबिल (pavitra bāibil, “Holy Bible”)
  3. पवित्र आत्मा (pavitra ātmā, “Holy Spirit”)
  4. पवित्र संघ (pavitra saṅgh, “Holy Alliance”)

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Etymology

From पव (pava, “purification”), ultimately from √ पू, related with purification, winnowing and wind.

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬧᬯᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
  • পৱিত্ৰ (Assamese script)
  • পবিত্র (Bengali script)
  • 𑰢𑰪𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀧𑀯𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • પવિત્ર (Gujarati script)
  • ꦥꦮꦶꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
  • ಪವಿತ್ರ (Kannada script)
  • ပဝိတြ (Burmese script)
  • ପଵିତ୍ର (Oriya script)
  • ꢦꢮꢶꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆥𑆮𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖢𑖪𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • పవిత్ర (Telugu script)
  • པཝིཏྲ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒣𑒫𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Adjective

पवित्र • (pavitra)

  1. purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred, sinless, beneficent (Mn., MBh., &c.)

See also
  • पावन (pāvana, “holy, purifying”)

References
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