આટો

Gujarati

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”).

Cognate with Armenian աղալ (aġal, “to grind, to mill”), ալյուր (alyur, “flour”), Hindustani آٹا / आटा (āṭā), Persian آرد (ârd), Romani arro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ʈɔ/

Noun

આટો • (āṭo) m

1. flour

   Synonyms: લોટ (loṭ), ચૂન (cūn)

Declension

Declension of આટો
	Singular	Plural
nominative	આટો (āṭo)	આટા (āṭā), આટાઓ (āṭāo)
oblique	આટા (āṭā)	આટાઓ (āṭāo)
vocative	આટા (āṭā)	આટાઓ (āṭāo)
instrumental	આટે (āṭe)	આટાએ (āṭāe)
locative	આટે (āṭe)	આટે (āṭe)

References

• “આટો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Ranina, N. R. (2003) “આટો”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary‎^[1], Asian Educational Services, page 274
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press