ਆਟਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈäː.ʈäː/

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• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਆ‧ਟਾ

Noun

ਆਟਾ • (āṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling آٹا)

1. flour

Declension

Declension of ਆਟਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਆਟਾ (āṭā)	ਆਟੇ (āṭe)
oblique	ਆਟੇ (āṭe)	ਆਟਿਆਂ (āṭiā̃)
vocative	ਆਟਿਆ (āṭiā)	ਆਟਿਓ (āṭio)
ablative	ਆਟਿਓਂ (āṭiõ)	—
locative	ਆਟੇ (āṭe)	—
instrumental	ਆਟੇ (āṭe)	—

References

• “ਆਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press