vatta

See also: vátta and vattā

Cypriot Arabic

Root
v-t-t
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa).

Noun

vatta f (plural vattaes)

  1. earthware pitcher with a narrow opening

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 159

Icelandic

Noun

vatta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vatt

Old Norse

Noun

vatta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫttr

Pali

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta).

Noun

vatta n

  1. duty
  2. service
  3. function
  4. religious observance, vow
    Synonym: vata
Declension

Verb

vatta

  1. second-person singular imperative active of vattati (to happen)

Etymology 2

    Inherited from Sanskrit वक्त्र (vaktra).

    Noun

    vatta n

    1. mouth
    Declension

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    vatta

    1. vocative singular of vattar (sayer)

    Etymology 4

    Inherited from Sanskrit व्यात्त (vyātta).

    Adjective

    vatta

    1. opened wide
    Declension

    References

    • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vatta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 597