श्रोता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रोतृ (śrotṛ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

श्रोता • (śrotā) m (Urdu spelling شروتا)

listener (one who listens)

Declension

Declension of *श्रोता* (masc unmarked ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	श्रोता śrotā	श्रोता śrotā
oblique	श्रोता śrotā	श्रोताओं śrotāõ
vocative	श्रोता śrotā	श्रोताओ śrotāo

Adjective

श्रोता • (śrotā) (Urdu spelling شروتا)

listening, hearing

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

শ্ৰোতা (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬭᭀᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
শ্রোতা (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰺𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ၐြောတာ (Burmese script)
શ્રોતા (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦿꦺꦴꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂷𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ರೋತಾ (Kannada script)
ឝ្រោតា (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ໂຣຕາ (Lao script)
ശ്രോതാ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᡵᠣᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘻𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠱᠷᠣᠸᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧜𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐬𑑀𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ରୋତା (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢬꣂꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆾𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖺𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
ශ්‍රොතා (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩕𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚴𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
ஶ்ரோதா (Tamil script)
శ్రోతా (Telugu script)
ศฺโรตา (Thai script)
ཤྲོ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒼𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨆𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐw.tɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾoː.t̪ɑː/

Verb

श्रोता • (śrotā) third-singular indicative (type P, periphrastic future, root श्रु)

periphrastic future of श्रु (śru)

Conjugation

Periphrastic Future: श्रोता (śrotā)
	Active			Middle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	श्रोता śrotā	श्रोतारौ / श्रोतारा¹ śrotārau / śrotārā¹	श्रोतारः śrotāraḥ	- -	- -	- -
Second	श्रोतासि śrotāsi	श्रोतास्थः śrotāsthaḥ	श्रोतास्थ śrotāstha	- -	- -	- -
First	श्रोतास्मि śrotāsmi	श्रोतास्वः śrotāsvaḥ	श्रोतास्मः / श्रोतास्मसि¹ śrotāsmaḥ / śrotāsmasi¹	- -	- -	- -
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

श्रोता • (śrotā)

nominative singular masculine/feminine of श्रोतृ (śrotṛ)