गात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Doublet of गात (gāt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [ɡäːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

गात्र • (gātra) m (Urdu spelling گَاتْر)

1. (rare, formal) limb, body

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:शरीर

Declension

Declension of गात्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गात्र gātra	गात्र gātra
oblique	गात्र gātra	गात्रों gātrõ
vocative	गात्र gātra	गात्रो gātro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गात्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “गात्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গাত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬵᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• গাত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဂါတြ (Burmese script)
• ગાત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਗਾਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦴꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಾತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• គាត្រ (Khmer script)
• ຄາຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• ഗാത്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଗାତ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢔꢵꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ගාත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• க³ாத்ர (Tamil script)
• గాత్ర (Telugu script)
• คาตฺร (Thai script)
• གཱ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-

Sanskrit गा (gā)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Sanskrit -त्र (-tra)

Sanskrit गात्र

From गा (gā, “to move”) + -त्र (-tra, suffix indicating tool or instrument), literally “instrument for movement”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑ́ːt.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

गात्र॑ • (gā́tra) stem, n

1. "instrument for movement", a limb or a part of the body
2. the body

   Synonyms: तनू (tanū), अङ्ग (aṅga), शरीर (śarīra)

3. the forequarter of an elephant

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गात्र॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गात्र॑म् (gā́tram)	गात्रे॑ (gā́tre)	गात्रा॑णि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा॑¹ (gā́trā¹)
accusative	गात्र॑म् (gā́tram)	गात्रे॑ (gā́tre)	गात्रा॑णि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा॑¹ (gā́trā¹)
instrumental	गात्रे॑ण (gā́treṇa)	गात्रा॑भ्याम् (gā́trābhyām)	गात्रैः॑ (gā́traiḥ) गात्रे॑भिः¹ (gā́trebhiḥ¹)
dative	गात्रा॑य (gā́trāya)	गात्रा॑भ्याम् (gā́trābhyām)	गात्रे॑भ्यः (gā́trebhyaḥ)
ablative	गात्रा॑त् (gā́trāt)	गात्रा॑भ्याम् (gā́trābhyām)	गात्रे॑भ्यः (gā́trebhyaḥ)
genitive	गात्र॑स्य (gā́trasya)	गात्र॑योः (gā́trayoḥ)	गात्रा॑णाम् (gā́trāṇām)
locative	गात्रे॑ (gā́tre)	गात्र॑योः (gā́trayoḥ)	गात्रे॑षु (gā́treṣu)
vocative	गात्र॑ (gā́tra)	गात्रे॑ (gā́tre)	गात्रा॑णि (gā́trāṇi) गात्रा॑¹ (gā́trā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: gatr
    • Prasuni: gōṭ
    • Waigali: gotr
• Pali: गत्त (gatta) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Sinhalese: ගත (gata)
• Prakrit: गत्त (gatta), गाअ (gāa) (see there for further descendants)
• → Bengali: গাত্র (gatro)
• → Gujarati: ગાત્ર (gātra)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: गात्र (gātra)

  Urdu: گَاتْر (gātra)

• → Malayalam: ഗാത്രം (gātraṁ)
• → Old Marathi: gātra

  Devanagari script: गात्र

  Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨

  • Marathi: गात्र (gātra)
• → Tamil: காத்திரம் (kāttiram)
• → Telugu: గాత్రము (gātramu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “गात्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 352.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “गात्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan