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/
• Rhymes: -äː

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Noun

ਆਟਾ • (āṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling آٹا)

1. flour

Declension

Declension of ਆਟਾ
dir. sg.	ਆਟਾ (āṭā)
dir. pl.	ਆਟੇ (āṭe)
	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, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press