Wheat flour in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “wheat flour” in Hindi is आटा, pronounced gehuN ka ATa — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
flour prepared from wheat
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás
Sanskrit *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá)vṛd.
Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa)
Hindi आटा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa), from Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá), a vṛddhi derivative of *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá, “ground”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”), from *h₂elh₁-. Cognate with Bengali আটা (aṭa), Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás
Sanskrit *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá)vṛd.
Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa)
Hindi आटा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa), from Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá), a vṛddhi derivative of *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá, “ground”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”), from *h₂elh₁-. Cognate with Bengali আটা (aṭa), Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).
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