ग़ोता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غوطه (ğōta), from Arabic غَوْطَة (ḡawṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣoː.t̪ɑː/, [ɣoː.t̪äː], /ɡoː.t̪ɑː/, [ɡoː.t̪äː]

Noun

ग़ोता • (ġotā) m (Urdu spelling غوطہ)

1. diving

   Synonym: डुबकी (ḍubkī)

Declension

Declension of ग़ोता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग़ोता ġotā	ग़ोते ġote
oblique	ग़ोते ġote	ग़ोतों ġotõ
vocative	ग़ोते ġote	ग़ोतो ġoto

Derived terms

• ग़ोताख़ोर (ġotāxor)
• ग़ोतामार (ġotāmār)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़ोता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press