अट्ट

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐʈ.ʈɐ/, [ɐʈ̚.ʈɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐʈ.ʈɐ/, [ˈɐʈ̚.ʈɐ]
• Hyphenation: अट्‧ट

Adjective

अट्ट • (aṭṭa) stem

1. high

Noun

अट्ट • (aṭṭa) stem, m

1. tower
2. watchtower

Declension

Declension of अट्ट
Nom. sg.	aṭṭa
Gen. sg.	—
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	aṭṭa	—	—
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—
Instrumental	—	—	—
Dative	—	—	—
Ablative	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—
Locative	—	—	—

Derived terms

• अट्टक (aṭṭaka)

Descendants

• Pali: aṭṭa
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (aṭṭa)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: aṭṭā, aṭā, aṭiyā
        • Hindi: अट्टा, अटा, अटिया
        • Urdu: اٹَّہ, اٹَہ, اٹِیَہ
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: আটি (ati), আটিয়া (atia)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Kumaoni: आट (āṭ), आटि (āṭi)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: आट (āṭ)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: އަށި (aṣi)
      • Sinhalese: අටුව (aṭuwa)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: આટ (āṭa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “atta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 10