آٹا

See also: ابا‎, آپا‎, اتا‎, and أبا‎

Punjabi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /äː.ʈäː/
Rhymes: -ɑː.ʈɑː, -ɑː

Noun

آٹا • (āṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਟਾ)

flour

Declension

Declension of آٹا
dir. sg.	آٹا‎ (āṭā)
dir. pl.	آٹے‎ (āṭe)
	singular	plural
direct	آٹا‎ (āṭā)	آٹے‎ (āṭe)
oblique	آٹے‎ (āṭe)	آٹِیاں‎ (āṭiyāṉ)
vocative	آٹِیا‎ (āṭiyā)	آٹِیو‎ (āṭiyo)
ablative	آٹِیوں‎ (āṭiyoṉ)	—
locative	آٹے‎ (āṭe)	—
instrumental	آٹے‎ (āṭe)	—

Urdu

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][2] Cognate with Classical Persian ‎ (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀‎ (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʈɑː/

Noun

آٹا • (āṭā) m (Hindi spelling आटा)

flour of unspecified kind or wholegrain

Declension

Declension of آٹا
	singular	plural
direct	آٹا‎ (āṭā)	آٹے‎ (āṭe)
oblique	آٹے‎ (āṭe)	آٹوں‎ (āṭõ)
vocative	آٹے‎ (āṭe)	آٹو‎ (āṭo)

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65

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