यात्रा

See also: यंत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā), from the root verb या (yā, “to go, move, walk, proceed”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑːt̪.ɾɑː/, [jäːt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

यात्रा • (yātrā) f (Urdu spelling یاترا)

1. journey, voyage

   हम यात्रा पर चल पड़े। ― ham yātrā par cal paṛe. ― We set out on a journey.

   यात्रा में वह हमारा पथ प्रदर्शक था।

   yātrā mẽ vah hamārā path pradarśak thā.

   He was our guide during the journey.

2. travel

   वह बुधवार को यात्रा नहीं करता।

   vah budhvār ko yātrā nahī̃ kartā.

   He does not travel on Wednesdays.

Declension

Declension of यात्रा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राएँ yātrāẽ
oblique	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राओं yātrāõ
vocative	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राओ yātrāo

Synonyms

• सफ़र (safar)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “यात्रा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• যাত্রা (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ယာတြာ (Burmese script)
• યાત્રા (Gujarati script)
• ਯਾਤ੍ਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಯಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
• យាត្រា (Khmer script)
• ຍາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
• യാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଯାତ୍ରା (Odia script)
• ꢫꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• යාත්‍රා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• யாத்ரா (Tamil script)
• యాత్రా (Telugu script)
• ยาตฺรา (Thai script)
• ཡཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root या (yā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑːt.ɾɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

यात्रा • (yātrā) stem, f

1. journey, travel, march, expedition
2. going on a pilgrimage
3. a festive train, procession
4. a feast, festival
5. support of life, livelihood, maintenance
6. intercourse

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of यात्रा (yātrā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यात्रा yātrā	यात्रे yātre	यात्राः yātrāḥ
Vocative	यात्रे yātre	यात्रे yātre	यात्राः yātrāḥ
Accusative	यात्राम् yātrām	यात्रे yātre	यात्राः yātrāḥ
Instrumental	यात्रया / यात्रा¹ yātrayā / yātrā¹	यात्राभ्याम् yātrābhyām	यात्राभिः yātrābhiḥ
Dative	यात्रायै yātrāyai	यात्राभ्याम् yātrābhyām	यात्राभ्यः yātrābhyaḥ
Ablative	यात्रायाः / यात्रायै² yātrāyāḥ / yātrāyai²	यात्राभ्याम् yātrābhyām	यात्राभ्यः yātrābhyaḥ
Genitive	यात्रायाः / यात्रायै² yātrāyāḥ / yātrāyai²	यात्रयोः yātrayoḥ	यात्राणाम् yātrāṇām
Locative	यात्रायाम् yātrāyām	यात्रयोः yātrayoḥ	यात्रासु yātrāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: যাত্রা (jatra)
• → Burmese: ယတြာ (ya.tra)
• → English: yatra
• → Hindi: यात्रा (yātrā)
• → Old Javanese: yātra
  • > Javanese: ꦪꦠꦿ (yatra) (inherited)
• Pali: yātrā
  • → Khmer: យាត្រា (yiətriə)
  • → Thai: ยาตรา (yâat-dtraa)
• → Punjabi: ਯਾਤਰਾ (yātrā)
• → Tamil: இயாத்திரை (iyāttirai)
• → Telugu: యాత్ర (yātra)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “यात्रा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 849/3.