آٹا
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *आर्त (*ārtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HārHtás (“that which is ground”), vriddhi derivative from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”).
Pronunciation
- (phr) IPA(key): /äː.ʈäː/
Noun
آٹا (āṭā) m
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *आर्त (*ārtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HārHtás (“that which is ground”), vriddhi derivative from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /äː.ʈäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: آ‧ٹا
Noun
آٹا • (āṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਟਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | آٹا (āṭā) | آٹے (āṭe) |
| oblique | آٹے (āṭe) | آٹیْاں (āṭiyāṉ) |
| vocative | آٹیْا (āṭiyā) | آٹیو (āṭeyo) |
| ablative | آٹیوں (āṭeyoṉ) | آٹیْاں (āṭiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | آٹِیں (āṭīṉ) |
| instrumental | آٹے (āṭe) | – |
References
- “آٹا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀝𑀸 (āṭā), undergoing retroflexion from Sanskrit *आर्त (*ārtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HārHtás (“that which is ground”), vriddhi derivative from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”).[1][2] Cognate with Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʈɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
آٹا • (āṭā) m (Hindi spelling आटा)
- flour of unspecified kind or wholegrain
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | آٹا (āṭā) | آٹے (āṭe) |
| oblique | آٹے (āṭe) | آٹوں (āṭõ) |
| vocative | آٹے (āṭe) | آٹو (āṭo) |
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press