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गात्र

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गात्र (gātra). Doublet of गात (gāt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [ɡäːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

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गात्र (gātram (Urdu spelling گَاتْر)

  1. (rare, formal) limb, body

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References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Compound of गा (, to move) +‎ -त्र (-tra, suffix indicating tool or instrument), literally instrument for movement.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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गात्र (gā́tra) stemn

  1. "instrument for movement", a limb or a part of the body
  2. the body
    Synonyms: तनू (tanū), अङ्ग (aṅga), शरीर (śarīra)
  3. the forequarter of an elephant

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of गात्र (gā́tra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गात्रम्
gā́tram
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Vocative गात्र
gā́tra
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Accusative गात्रम्
gā́tram
गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्राणि / गात्रा¹
gā́trāṇi / gā́trā¹
Instrumental गात्रेण
gā́treṇa
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रैः / गात्रेभिः¹
gā́traiḥ / gā́trebhiḥ¹
Dative गात्राय
gā́trāya
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रेभ्यः
gā́trebhyaḥ
Ablative गात्रात्
gā́trāt
गात्राभ्याम्
gā́trābhyām
गात्रेभ्यः
gā́trebhyaḥ
Genitive गात्रस्य
gā́trasya
गात्रयोः
gā́trayoḥ
गात्राणाम्
gā́trāṇām
Locative गात्रे
gā́tre
गात्रयोः
gā́trayoḥ
गात्रेषु
gā́treṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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Borrowed terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāˊtra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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