गात्र

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

गात्र • (gātra) m (Urdu spelling گَاتْر)

  1. (rare, formal) limb, body

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of गा (, to move) + -त्र (-tra, suffix indicating tool or instrument), literally instrument for movement.

Pronunciation

Noun

गात्र • (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 गात्र (gā́tra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गात्रम्
gā́tram
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Vocative गात्र
gā́tra
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Accusative गात्रम्
gā́tram
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Instrumental गात्रेण
gā́treṇa
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रैः / गात्रेभिः¹
gā́traiḥ / gā́trebhiḥ¹
Dative गात्राय
gā́trāya
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रेभ्यः
gā́trebhyaḥ
Ablative गात्रात्
gā́trāt
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रेभ्यः
gā́trebhyaḥ
Genitive गात्रस्य
gā́trasya
गात्रयोः
gā́trayoḥ
गात्राणाम्
gā́trāṇām
Locative गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्रयोः
gā́trayoḥ
गात्रेषु
gā́treṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Proto-Nuristani:
      • Ashkun: gatr
      • Prasuni: gōṭ
      • Waigali: gotr
  • Pali: gatta
  • Prakrit: 𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢 (gatta)
    • Central:
      • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀅 (gāa)
        • Old Awadhi: गात (gāt)
      • Sauraseni Prakrit:
        • Hindustani: gāt
        Hindi: गात
        Urdu: گَات (gāt)
    • Eastern:
      • Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Early Assamese: গাৱ (gawo)
        • Bengali: গা (ga), গাও (gaō)
        • Bihari:
          • Bhojpuri: गाटा (gāṭā), गट्टा (gaṭṭā)
          • Maithili: गात (gāt)
        • Kamta: গাও (gaö)
        • Odia: ଗା (ga)
        • Rohingya: gaa
        • Sylheti: ꠉꠣ (ga)
    • Northern:
      • Khasa Prakrit:
        • Central Pahari:
          • Garhwali: गात (gāt)
          • Kumaoni: गात (gāt)
        • Eastern Pahari:
        • Western Pahari:
          • Jaunsari: गात (gāt)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
      • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀢 (gatta)
        • Old Marathi: gāta (the four pieces forming the framework of a bed)[1]
          Devanagari script: गात
          Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘝
    • Western:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit:
        • Old Gujarati:
          • Gujarati: ગાત (gāt)
          • Old Marwari: गात (gāt)

Borrowed terms

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāˊtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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