समाचार-पत्र (samaachaar-patr)

noun A formal compound noun meaning 'newspaper' -- literally 'news-paper/letter,' built from समाचार (samaachaar, 'news') plus पत्र (patr, 'letter/document'). Just one sense.
Sense 1 : newspaper
noun, masculine
Synonyms: अखबार (akhbaar), अख़बार (akhbaar, variant form with nuqta)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear a Doordarshan or All India Radio newsreader use -- 'आज के समाचार-पत्रों में...' (aaj ke samaachaar-patron men, 'in today's newspapers...') -- but if you ask a friend 'क्या तुमने अख़बार पढ़ा?' (kyaa tumne akhbaar padhaa?, 'did you read the newspaper?'), अख़बार (akhbaar) is what actually comes out of their mouth. Think of समाचार-पत्र (samaachaar-patr) as the Sanskritized, official register sitting right next to the Persian-derived everyday word, a very common pattern in Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech, but everyday conversation almost always uses अख़बार (akhbaar) instead; समाचार-पत्र (samaachaar-patr) belongs to news broadcasts, official writing, and school textbooks. 2) The hyphen is standard in print but the word is sometimes written as one unbroken word, समाचारपत्र (samaachaarpatr); both are accepted.
Sample Sentences:
आज के समाचार-पत्र में यह समाचार प्रमुखता से छपा है। This news has been printed prominently in today's newspaper.
(aaj ke samaachaar-patr men yah samaachaar pramukhtaa se chhapaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
प्रधानमंत्री ने सभी प्रमुख समाचार-पत्रों को साक्षात्कार दिया। The prime minister gave an interview to all the major newspapers.
(pradhaanmantrii ne sabhii pramukh samaachaar-patron ko saakshaatkaar diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह समाचार-पत्र प्रतिदिन लाखों प्रतियों में छपता है। This newspaper is printed in millions of copies every day.
(yah samaachaar-patr pratidin laakhon pratiyon men chhaptaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
आज के समाचार-पत्रों में बजट पर विस्तृत विश्लेषण प्रकाशित हुआ है। A detailed analysis of the budget has been published in today's newspapers.
(aaj ke samaachaar-patron men bajat par vistrit vishleshan prakaashit huaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
संपादक ने समाचार-पत्र में इस मुद्दे पर एक लेख लिखा। The editor wrote an article on this issue in the newspaper.
(sampaadak ne samaachaar-patr men is mudde par ek lekh likhaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपने विद्यालय की पत्रिका के लिए एक समाचार-पत्र का विश्लेषण प्रस्तुत करें। Please submit an analysis of a newspaper for your school's magazine.
(kripyaa apne vidyaalay kii patrikaa ke lie ek samaachaar-patr kaa vishleshan prastut karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यदि यह समाचार-पत्र निष्पक्ष होता, तो जनता का विश्वास और बढ़ता। If this newspaper were impartial, the public's trust would have grown even more.
(yadi yah samaachaar-patr nishpaksh hotaa, to jantaa kaa vishvaas aur badhtaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
सरकार चाहती है कि हर राज्य में कम से कम एक हिंदी समाचार-पत्र अवश्य हो। The government wants there to be at least one Hindi newspaper in every state.
(sarkaar chaahtii hai ki har raajy men kam se kam ek hindii samaachaar-patr avashy ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस समाचार-पत्र की स्थापना स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के दौरान हुई थी। This newspaper was established during the freedom struggle.
(is samaachaar-patr kii sthaapnaa svatantrtaa sangraam ke dauraan huii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
देशभर के समाचार-पत्र इस निर्णय की कड़ी आलोचना कर रहे हैं। Newspapers across the country are strongly criticizing this decision.
(deshbhar ke samaachaar-patr is nirnay kii kadii aalochnaa kar rahe hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): समाचार-पत्र ([[समाचार-पत्र]])
(sg.m.oblique): समाचार-पत्र ([[समाचार-पत्र]])
(pl.m.direct): समाचार-पत्र ([[समाचार-पत्र]])
(pl.m.oblique): समाचार-पत्रों ([[समाचार-पत्रों]])