याता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit याता (yā́tā). Doublet of जा (jā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /jɑː.t̪ɑː/, [jäː.t̪äː]

Noun

याता • (yātā) f

1. (rare, formal) co-sister-in-law; husband’s brother’s wife

Usage notes

While the words जेठानी (jeṭhānī), देवरानी (devrānī) and जा (jā) all translate to "co-sister-in-law" in English, they cannot be used interchangeably. जेठानी (jeṭhānī) is used to refer to a husband's elder brother's wife and both देवरानी (devrānī) and जा (jā) are used to refer to a husband's younger brother's wife. याता (yātā) can be used for both these senses.

Declension

Declension of याता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	याता yātā	याताएँ yātāẽ
oblique	याता yātā	याताओं yātāõ
vocative	याता yātā	याताओ yātāo

Noun

याता • (yātā) m

1. goer, traveller

   Synonyms: जानेवाला (jānevālā), यात्रिक (yātrik), यात्री (yātrī), गामी (gāmī)

2. destroyer, killer

   Synonyms: नाशी (nāśī), नाशक (nāśak), विनाशक (vināśak), विनाशी (vināśī), हत्यारा (hatyārā), मारक (mārak)

3. a charioteer

   Synonyms: सारथी (sārthī), सूत (sūt)

Declension

Declension of याता (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	याता yātā	याता yātā
oblique	याता yātā	याताओं yātāõ
vocative	याता yātā	याताओ yātāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “याता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑ́ː.tɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.t̪ɑː/

Noun

याता • (yā́tā)

1. feminine nominative singular of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “co-sister-in-law”)
2. masculine nominative singular of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “charioteer”)

Adjective

याता • (yā́tā)

1. inflection of यातृ (yā́tṛ, “one who goes, goer, traveller, killer, destroyer”)
   1. masculine nominative singular
   2. feminine nominative singular