अटपटा

Hindi

Etymology

From अटपट (aṭpaṭ, “nonsense”) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʈ.pə.ʈɑː/, [ɐʈ.pɐ.ʈäː]

Adjective

अटपटा • (aṭpaṭā) (Urdu spelling اَٹْپَتا)

1. in great contrast with normalcy or coherency: ludicrous, awkward, clumsy, perverse

   Synonyms: ऊटपटाँग (ūṭapṭāṅg), अटपट (aṭpaṭ)

Declension

Declension of अटपटा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	अटपटा aṭpaṭā	अटपटे aṭpaṭe	अटपटी aṭpaṭī	अटपटी aṭpaṭī
oblique	अटपटे aṭpaṭe	अटपटे aṭpaṭe	अटपटी aṭpaṭī	अटपटी aṭpaṭī
vocative	अटपटे aṭpaṭe	अटपटे aṭpaṭe	अटपटी aṭpaṭī	अटपटी aṭpaṭī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अटपटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अटपटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.