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

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, Asian Educational Services, page 274
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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