आढ़त

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀆𑀠𑀢𑁆𑀢 (āḍhatta, “begun, undertaken”), the past participle of 𑀆𑀠𑀯𑀤𑀺 (āḍhavadi), from Sanskrit आधापयति (ādhāpayati, “causes to put”), from the root आधा (ādhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɽʱət̪/, [äː.ɽʱɐt̪]

Noun

आढ़त • (āṛhat) f (Urdu spelling آڑھت)

1. an agency, brokerage business
2. a warehouse (especially for grain)
3. goods held by an agent
4. an agent's commission, brokerage

Declension

Declension of आढ़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आढ़त āṛhat	आढ़तें āṛhatẽ
oblique	आढ़त āṛhat	आढ़तों āṛhatõ
vocative	आढ़त āṛhat	आढ़तो āṛhato

References

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