पैतृक (paitrik)

adjective A single-sense formal adjective meaning 'ancestral' or 'paternal/hereditary' -- used for property, homes, trades, or traits passed down through the father's line.
Sense 1 : ancestral, hereditary (through paternal line)
adjective
Synonyms: पुश्तैनी (pushtainii), वंशानुगत (vanshaanugat, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will most often meet this word attached to घर (paitrik ghar, 'ancestral home') or संपत्ति (paitrik sampatti, 'ancestral property') -- concepts that carry real emotional and legal weight in Indian families, where a house built by a grandfather is spoken of with a certain reverence. Its everyday twin पुश्तैनी (pushtainii) comes from Persian/Urdu पुश्त (pusht, 'generation') and is what you will actually hear at the dinner table, while पैतृक (paitrik) leans slightly more bookish or official.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use पैतृक (paitrik) loosely for anything 'old' or 'family-related'; it specifically implies inheritance through the father's side, most often heard with words like घर (ghar, 'house'), संपत्ति (sampatti, 'property'), or गांव (gaanv, 'village'). 2) In everyday speech पुश्तैनी (pushtainii) is far more common; पैतृक (paitrik) shows up more in writing, legal contexts, or slightly formal conversation.
Sample Sentences:
यह हमारा पैतृक घर है। This is our ancestral home.
(yah hamaaraa paitrik ghar hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने अपनी पैतृक संपत्ति बेच दी। He sold his ancestral property.
(usne apnii paitrik sampatti bech dii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पैतृक संपत्ति का बँटवारा भाइयों के बीच अक्सर विवाद का कारण बनता है। The division of ancestral property often becomes a cause of dispute between brothers.
(paitrik sampatti kaa bantvaaraa bhaaiyon ke biich aksar vivaad kaa kaaran bantaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
न्यायालय ने पैतृक भूमि पर बेटी के अधिकार को मान्यता दी। The court recognized the daughter's right over the ancestral land.
(nyaayaalay ne paitrik bhoomi par betii ke adhikaar ko maanytaa dii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश हमारा पैतृक मकान अब भी वैसा ही खड़ा होता। If only our ancestral house were still standing just as it was.
(kaash hamaaraa paitrik makaan ab bhii vaisaa hii khadaa hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पैतृक संपत्ति को कानूनी तौर पर बाँटा जा रहा है। The ancestral property is being divided legally.
(paitrik sampatti ko kaanoonii taur par baantaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अपने पैतृक गाँव को कभी मत भूलो। Never forget your ancestral village.
(apne paitrik gaanv ko kabhii mat bhoolo।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह ज़रूरी है कि पैतृक संपत्ति का दस्तावेज़ हर सदस्य के पास हो। It is necessary that every member have the document of the ancestral property.
(yah zaroorii hai ki paitrik sampatti kaa dastaavez har sadasy ke paas ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उनका पैतृक व्यवसाय पीढ़ियों से चल रहा है। Their hereditary business has been running for generations.
(unkaa paitrik vyavsaay piidhiyon se chal rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पैतृक निवास लौटकर देखने पर मन भावुक हो जाता है। The heart grows emotional upon returning to see the ancestral residence.
(paitrik nivaas lautkar dekhne par man bhaavuk ho jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: पैतृक (paitrik)