ग़ोता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ġōta), from Arabic غَوْطَة (ḡawṭa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣoː.t̪ɑː/, [ɣoː.t̪äː], /ɡoː.t̪ɑː/, [ɡoː.t̪äː]

Noun

ग़ोता • (ġotā) m (Urdu spelling غوطہ)

diving
Synonym: डुबकी (ḍubkī)

Declension

Declension of *ग़ोता* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ग़ोता ġotā	ग़ोते ġote
oblique	ग़ोते ġote	ग़ोतों ġotõ
vocative	ग़ोते ġote	ग़ोतो ġoto

Derived terms

ग़ोताख़ोर (ġotāxor)
ग़ोतामार (ġotāmār)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़ोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press