آٹا

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”).

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /äː.ʈäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: آ‧ٹا

آٹا • (āṭā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਟਾ)

1. flour

• “آٹا”, 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

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آٹا

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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”).^[1][2] Cognate with Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʈɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

آٹا • (āṭā) m (Hindi spelling आटा)

1. flour of unspecified kind or wholegrain