आटा

See also: आटौ

Bhojpuri

Inherited from Magadhi 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”).^[1]^[2]

आटा (āṭā) m (Kaithi 𑂄𑂗𑂰)

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀝𑀸 (āṭā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), 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”).^[1]^[2] Cognate with Bengali আটা (aṭa), Classical Persian (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).

आटा • (āṭā) m (Urdu spelling آٹا)

flour of unspecified kind or wholegrain
इस डिब्बे में दस किलो आटा है।
is ḍibbe mẽ das kilo āṭā hai.
There are ten pounds of flour in this box.

Declension of आटा (masc ā-stem)

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press