इतर

See also: इत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतर (itara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.t̪əɾ/, [ɪ.t̪ɐɾ]
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

इतर • (itar) (indeclinable)

1. lesser, subsidiary, other

   Synonyms: दूसरा (dūsrā), और (aur)

2. remaining

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “इतर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “इतर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 509
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 104

Malvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.təɾ/
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

इतर (itar) m

1. attar, fragrance

Further reading

• “इतर”, in Malvi Dictionary, SIL International, 2017
• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “इतर”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, इ, page 29, column 1.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘃𑘝𑘨 (ītara), from Sanskrit इतर (itara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.t̪əɾ/
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

इतर • (itar)

1. other

   Synonyms: दुसरे (dusre), अन्य (anya)

   त्याने त्याच्या आवडत्या निळ्या शर्ट व्यतिरिक्त इतर सर्व जुने कपडे दान केले

   tyāne tyācyā āvḍatyā niḷyā śarṭa vyatirikta itar sarva june kapḍe dān kele

   He donated all his old clothes other than his favourite blue shirt

2. the rest

   इतर सर्व जाऊ शकता ― itar sarva jāū śaktā ― The rest of you can leave

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “इतर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इतर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 80
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “इतर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 311.
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “इतर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ইতৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬢᬭ (Balinese script)
• ইতর (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰝𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀢𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဣတရ (Burmese script)
• ઇતર (Gujarati script)
• ਇਤਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌤𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦠꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂞𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಇತರ (Kannada script)
• ឥតរ (Khmer script)
• ອິຕຣ (Lao script)
• ഇതര (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᢠᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘝𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠢᢐᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑦽𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐟𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଇତର (Odia script)
• ꢄꢡꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆠𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖝𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ඉතර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩫𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚙𑚤 (Takri script)
• இதர (Tamil script)
• ఇతర (Telugu script)
• อิตร (Thai script)
• ཨི་ཏ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒞𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨙𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hítaras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁íteros. Compare Latin iterum. In Vedic, the neuter was इतरम् (itaram) but in Classical Sanskrit, it became इतरद् (itarad).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /í.tɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /i.t̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

इतर • (ítara) stem

1. (often used in plural) the rest, the remaining
2. other, the other
3. another
4. (with ablative) different from
5. low, vile
6. expelled, rejected, thrown out

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of इतर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	इतरः (ítaraḥ)	इतरौ (ítarau) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)	इतरे (ítare)
vocative	इतर (ítara)	इतरौ (ítarau) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)	इतरे (ítare)
accusative	इतरम् (ítaram)	इतरौ (ítarau) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)	इतरान् (ítarān)
instrumental	इतरेण (ítareṇa)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरैः (ítaraiḥ) इतरेभिः¹ (ítarebhiḥ¹)
dative	इतरस्मै (ítarasmai)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरेभ्यः (ítarebhyaḥ)
ablative	इतरस्मात् (ítarasmāt)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरेभ्यः (ítarebhyaḥ)
genitive	इतरस्य (ítarasya)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरेषाम् (ítareṣām)
locative	इतरस्मिन् (ítarasmin)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरेषु (ítareṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine pronominal ā-stem declension of इतरा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	इतरा (ítarā)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराः (ítarāḥ)
vocative	इतरे (ítare)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराः (ítarāḥ)
accusative	इतराम् (ítarām)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराः (ítarāḥ)
instrumental	इतरया (ítarayā) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतराभिः (ítarābhiḥ)
dative	इतरस्यै (ítarasyai)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतराभ्यः (ítarābhyaḥ)
ablative	इतरस्याः (ítarasyāḥ)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतराभ्यः (ítarābhyaḥ)
genitive	इतरस्याः (ítarasyāḥ)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरासाम् (ítarāsām)
locative	इतरस्याम् (ítarasyām)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरासु (ítarāsu)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of इतर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	इतरद् (ítarad) इतरम्¹ (ítaram¹)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराणि (ítarāṇi) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)
vocative	इतर (ítara)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराणि (ítarāṇi) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)
accusative	इतरद् (ítarad) इतरम्¹ (ítaram¹)	इतरे (ítare)	इतराणि (ítarāṇi) इतरा¹ (ítarā¹)
instrumental	इतरेण (ítareṇa)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरैः (ítaraiḥ) इतरेभिः¹ (ítarebhiḥ¹)
dative	इतरस्मै (ítarasmai)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरेभ्यः (ítarebhyaḥ)
ablative	इतरस्मात् (ítarasmāt)	इतराभ्याम् (ítarābhyām)	इतरेभ्यः (ítarebhyaḥ)
genitive	इतरस्य (ítarasya)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरेषाम् (ítareṣām)
locative	इतरस्मिन् (ítarasmin)	इतरयोः (ítarayoḥ)	इतरेषु (ítareṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Note: The nominative neuter singular is इतरम् (itaram) in Vedic Sanskrit while it is इतरद् (itarad) in Classical Sanskrit.

Descendants

• Pali: itara
• → Bengali: ইতর (itor) (learned)
• → Gujarati: ઇતર (itar) (learned)
• → Hindi: इतर (itar) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಇತರ (itara) (learned)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘃𑘝𑘨 (ītara) (learned)
  • Marathi: इतर (itar)
• → Tamil: இதரம் (itaram) (learned)
• Sindhi: एतरा m pl (etarā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “इतर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 164, column 3.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “itara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.