આટો

Gujarati

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] Cognate with Hindustani آٹا / आटा (āṭā) and Romani arro. Wider cognates include Armenian աղալ (aġal, to grind, to mill), ալյուր (alyur, flour) and Persian آرد (ârd).

Pronunciation

Noun

આટો • (āṭom

  1. flour
    Synonyms: લોટ (loṭ), ચૂન (cūn)

Declension

Declension of આટો
singular plural
nominative આટો (āṭo) આટા, આટાઓ (āṭā, āṭāo)
oblique આટા (āṭā) આટાઓ (āṭāo)
vocative આટા (āṭā) આટાઓ (āṭāo)
instrumental આટે (āṭe) આટાએ (āṭāe)
locative આટે (āṭe) આટે (āṭe)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • આટો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
  • Ranina, N. R. (2003) “આટો”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary[1], Asian Educational Services, page 274