पावती
paavati
The Hindi word for acknowledgement is पावती (paavati).
पावती refers to a document or message that confirms something has been received.
How do you pronounce it?
paavati
Did you know?
- While पावती is used for formal receipts, if you want to acknowledge someone's presence or a truth in conversation, you would use 'maanna' instead. Using पावती to acknowledge a person's feelings would sound like you are processing a business transaction.
- The Sanskrit ancestor of this word, प्राप्तिका, carries the same sense of something that has been 'attained' or 'reached'.
- The suffix -ती in पावती is a linguistic tool used to turn an action into a noun representing the result of that action.
Examples in context
- शुक्रिया, तुम्हारा समर्थन मेरे लिए बहुत मायने रखता है।Thank you, your support means a lot to me.
- शुक्रिया, तुमने मेरी मदद की।Thank you, you helped me.
- कृपया इस पावती पर हस्ताक्षर करें।kripayā is pāvatī par hastākṣar kareṃ.Please sign this acknowledgement.
- मुझे आपकी पावती मिल गई है।mujhe āpkī pāvatī mil gaī hai.I have received your acknowledgement.
- क्या आपने ईमेल की पावती भेजी?kyā āpne email kī pāvatī bhejī?Did you send the email acknowledgement?
Example conversation
Amit is asking Anjali about a document she sent.
- अमित Amitअंजलि, क्या आपने दस्तावेज़ भेज दिए?Anjali, kya aapne dastavez bhej diye?Anjali, did you send the documents?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ अमित, मैंने कल ही भेज दिए थे।Haan Amit, maine kal hi bhej diye the.Yes Amit, I sent them yesterday.
- अमित Amitक्या उन्होंने आपको कोई पावती भेजी?Kya unhone aapko koi pavti bheji?Did they send you any acknowledgement?
- अंजलि Anjaliनहीं, मुझे अभी तक कुछ नहीं मिला।Nahi, mujhe abhi tak kuch nahi mila.No, I haven't received anything yet.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries पावती, CC BY-SA 4.0.
