कोट

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koːʈ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa), from Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa), कोट (koṭa); ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”).

Noun

कोट • (koṭ) m (Urdu spelling کوٹ)

1. fort, castle

   Synonyms: क़िला (qilā), गढ़ (gaṛh), दुर्ग (durg)

   अपने मकान को कोट समझके रखा है।

   apne makān ko koṭ samajhke rakhā hai.

   He thinks of his house as a castle.

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	कोट koṭ	कोट koṭ
oblique	कोट koṭ	कोटों koṭõ
vocative	कोट koṭ	कोटो koṭo

Declension of कोट (masc cons-stem)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kōṭṭai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 2207, page 198.
• Caldwell, Robert (1913) A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages, 3rd edition, revised by Reverend J.L. Wyatt and T. Ramakrishna Pillai, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., page 570
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 270
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 124–125
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 182
• Parpola, Asko (1988) “The Coming of the Aryans to Iran and India and the Cultural and Ethnic identity of the Dāsas”, in Studia Orientalia‎, volume 64, Helsinki, pages 258–259
• Uhlenbeck, C. C. (1898–1899) “koṭṭam”, in Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch der altindischen Sprache (in German), Amsterdam: Johannes Müller, page 66a, derives from कोष्ठ (koṣṭha)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coat.

Noun

कोट • (koṭ) m (Urdu spelling کوٹ)

1. coat

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	कोट koṭ	कोट koṭ
oblique	कोट koṭ	कोटों koṭõ
vocative	कोट koṭ	कोटो koṭo

Declension of कोट (masc cons-stem)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• कोट्ट (koṭṭa)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কোট (Assamese script)
• ᬓᭀᬝ (Balinese script)
• কোট (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰺𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁄𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ကောဋ (Burmese script)
• કોટ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੋਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍋𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂷𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೋಟ (Kannada script)
• កោដ (Khmer script)
• ໂກຏ (Lao script)
• കോട (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘻𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠸᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧜𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑀𑐚 (Newa script)
• କୋଟ (Odia script)
• ꢒꣂꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆾𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖺𑖘 (Siddham script)
• කොට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩕𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚴𑚔 (Takri script)
• கோட (Tamil script)
• కోట (Telugu script)
• โกฏ (Thai script)
• ཀོ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒼𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨆𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐw.ʈɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.ʈɐ/

Noun

कोट • (koṭa) stem, m

1. fort, castle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोट (koṭa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कोटः koṭaḥ	कोटौ / कोटा¹ koṭau / koṭā¹	कोटाः / कोटासः¹ koṭāḥ / koṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कोट koṭa	कोटौ / कोटा¹ koṭau / koṭā¹	कोटाः / कोटासः¹ koṭāḥ / koṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कोटम् koṭam	कोटौ / कोटा¹ koṭau / koṭā¹	कोटान् koṭān
Instrumental	कोटेन koṭena	कोटाभ्याम् koṭābhyām	कोटैः / कोटेभिः¹ koṭaiḥ / koṭebhiḥ¹
Dative	कोटाय koṭāya	कोटाभ्याम् koṭābhyām	कोटेभ्यः koṭebhyaḥ
Ablative	कोटात् koṭāt	कोटाभ्याम् koṭābhyām	कोटेभ्यः koṭebhyaḥ
Genitive	कोटस्य koṭasya	कोटयोः koṭayoḥ	कोटानाम् koṭānām
Locative	कोटे koṭe	कोटयोः koṭayoḥ	कोटेषु koṭeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gujarati: કોડિ (koḍi)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (koṭṭa)
  • Hindi: कोट (koṭ)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੋਟ (koṭ)

  Shahmukhi script: کوٹ (koṭ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kota”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 181