[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v1.c16.55 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c16.55 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c16.55 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16.55) ¹ Meaning ‘table (pat) mountain (ar).’—Although ar may not be found in any Sanskrit dictionary with the signification ‘mountain,’ yet it appears to be a primitive root possessing such meaning—instance, Ar-buddha, ‘hill of Buddha’; Aravalli, ‘hill of strength.’ Ar is Hebrew for ‘mountain’ (qu. Ararat ?) "Opos in Greek ? The common word for a mountain in Sanskrit, gir, is equally so in Hebrew. \[These derivations are out of date. The origin of the word patār is obscure. Sir G. Grierson, to whom the question was referred, suggests a connexion with Marāthi pathār, ‘a tableland,’ or Gujarati pathār (Skr. prastara, ‘expanse, extent’). The word is probably not connected with Hindi pāt, ‘a board.’\] - [Previous: v1.c16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16.54) - [Next: v1.c16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16.56) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v1.c16.55) · Pramāṇa