इकट्ठा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• एकथा (ekthā), एकठा (ekṭhā) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਇਕੱਠਾ (ikaṭṭhā), related to Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀞 (egaṭṭha), 𑀏𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀣 (egattha), from Sanskrit एकस्थ (ekastha). Displaced native एकठा (ekṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.kəʈ.ʈʰɑː/, [ɪ.kɐʈ̚.ʈʰäː]

Adjective

इकट्ठा • (ikaṭṭhā) (Urdu spelling اکٹھا)

1. together, gathered, in all

   इकट्ठा पकाओ, मज़ेदार होगा।

   ikaṭṭhā pakāo, mazedār hogā.

   Cook it all together, it will be delicious.

Declension

Declension of इकट्ठा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	इकट्ठा ikaṭṭhā	इकट्ठे ikaṭṭhe	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī
oblique	इकट्ठे ikaṭṭhe	इकट्ठे ikaṭṭhe	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī
vocative	इकट्ठे ikaṭṭhe	इकट्ठे ikaṭṭhe	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī	इकट्ठी ikaṭṭhī

Derived terms

• इकट्ठा करना (ikaṭṭhā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इकट्ठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ikaṭṭhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press