गात्र
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Doublet of गात (gāt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [ɡäːt̪.ɾᵊ]
Noun
गात्र • (gātra) m (Urdu spelling گَاتْر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गात्र gātra |
गात्र gātra |
| oblique | गात्र gātra |
गात्रों gātrõ |
| vocative | गात्र gātra |
गात्रो gātro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गात्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “गात्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গাত্ৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬵᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- গাত্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဂါတြ (Burmese script)
- ગાત્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਗਾਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦴꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಗಾತ್ರ (Kannada script)
- គាត្រ (Khmer script)
- ຄາຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- ഗാത്ര (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଗାତ୍ର (Odia script)
- ꢔꢵꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ගාත්ර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
- க³ாத்ர (Tamil script)
- గాత్ర (Telugu script)
- คาตฺร (Thai script)
- གཱ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of गा (gā, “to move”) + -त्र (-tra, suffix indicating tool or instrument), literally “instrument for movement”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɑ́ːt.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɑːt̪.ɾɐ/
Noun
गात्र • (gā́tra) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गात्रम् (gā́tram) | गात्रे (gā́tre) | गात्राणि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा¹ (gā́trā¹) |
| accusative | गात्रम् (gā́tram) | गात्रे (gā́tre) | गात्राणि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा¹ (gā́trā¹) |
| instrumental | गात्रेण (gā́treṇa) | गात्राभ्याम् (gā́trābhyām) | गात्रैः (gā́traiḥ) गात्रेभिः¹ (gā́trebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गात्राय (gā́trāya) | गात्राभ्याम् (gā́trābhyām) | गात्रेभ्यः (gā́trebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गात्रात् (gā́trāt) | गात्राभ्याम् (gā́trābhyām) | गात्रेभ्यः (gā́trebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गात्रस्य (gā́trasya) | गात्रयोः (gā́trayoḥ) | गात्राणाम् (gā́trāṇām) |
| locative | गात्रे (gā́tre) | गात्रयोः (gā́trayoḥ) | गात्रेषु (gā́treṣu) |
| vocative | गात्र (gā́tra) | गात्रे (gā́tre) | गात्राणि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा¹ (gā́trā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Dardic:
- → Proto-Nuristani:
- Ashkun: gatr
- Prasuni: gōṭ
- Waigali: gotr
- → Proto-Nuristani:
- Pali: gatta
- → Sinhalese: ගත (gata)
- Prakrit: 𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢 (gatta)
- Central:
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀅 (gāa)
- Old Awadhi: गात (gāta)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Hindustani: gāt
- Hindi: गात
- Urdu: گَات (gāt)
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀅 (gāa)
- Eastern:
- Northern:
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Central Pahari:
- Garhwali: गात (gāt)
- Kumaoni: गात (gāt)
- Eastern Pahari:
- Nepali: गात (gāt), गाथ (gāth)
- Western Pahari:
- Jaunsari: गात (gāt)
- Central Pahari:
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Southern:
- Western:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Old Gujarati:
- Gujarati: ગાત (gāt)
- Old Marwari: गात (gāt)
- Old Gujarati:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Central:
Borrowed terms
- Bengali: গাত্র (gatro)
- Gujarati: ગાત્ર (gātra)
- Hindustani: (learned)
- Malayalam: ഗാത്രം (gātraṁ)
- Old Marathi: gātra
- Devanagari script: गात्र
- Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨
- → Marathi: गात्र (gātra)
- Tamil: காத்திரம் (kāttiram)
- Telugu: గాత్రము (gātramu)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāˊtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “गात्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 352.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “गात्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan