ata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

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Etymology

From English Ata.

Symbol

ata

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Pele-Ata.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Pele-Ata terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

• atânê — southern Gheg, Kavajë

Etymology

From the accusative Proto-Albanian *a-ta, compound of proclitic particle a and demonstrative ta, from Proto-Indo-European *tóms, masculine accusative plural of *só m (“that (one)”) (compare Latin istud, English that).

Older and dialectal varieties retain ablative asish, acish, from a + Proto-Albanian *tsj(a)isu, from *ḱjoisu, locative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this (one)”) (compare English he).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/
• (southern Gheg, Kavajë) IPA^(key): [äˈtɑ̃nɛ̃]

Pronoun

ata m pl (accusative ata, dative atyre, ablative atyre)

1. they

Pronoun

ata n sg (accusative ata, dative atij, ablative (a)tij)

1. (archaic) it

Declension

Forms of ata (3rd person masculine plural)

nominative	ata
ablative	atyre / tyre
	full form	clitic
accusative	ata	i
dative	atyre	u
	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
	i tyre	i tyri

See also

Albanian personal pronouns

number	person		nominative	accusative	dative	ablative	accusative	dative
				stressed			clitic
singular
	1st		unë	mua		meje	më
	2nd		ti	ty		teje	të
	3rd	m	ai	atë	atij		e	i
		f	ajo		asaj
plural
	1st		ne		neve	nesh	na
	2nd		ju		juve	jush	ju
	3rd	m	ata		atyre		i	u
		f	ato

Asturian

Verb

ata

1. third-person singular present indicative of atar
2. second-person singular imperative of atar

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ата
Arabic		آتا

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *ata

Old Anatolian Turkish آتا (ata)

Azerbaijani ata

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آتا (ata), from Proto-Turkic *ata. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀 (t¹a /⁠ata⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈtɑ]

• Audio (Baku):

  (file)

Noun

ata (definite accusative atanı, plural atalar)

1. father

   Synonyms: (colloquial) dədə, (informal) papa

   Hyponyms: valideyn (“parent”), ata-ana (“parents”)

   Coordinate term: ana (“mother”)

Declension

Declension of ata

	singular	plural
nominative	ata	atalar
definite accusative	atanı	ataları
dative	ataya	atalara
locative	atada	atalarda
ablative	atadan	atalardan
definite genitive	atanın	ataların

Possessive forms of ata

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atam	atalarım
sənin (“your”)	atan	ataların
onun (“his/her/its”)	atası	ataları
bizim (“our”)	atamız	atalarımız
sizin (“your”)	atanız	atalarınız
onların (“their”)	atası or ataları	ataları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamı	atalarımı
sənin (“your”)	atanı	atalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasını	atalarını
bizim (“our”)	atamızı	atalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	atanızı	atalarınızı
onların (“their”)	atasını or atalarını	atalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atama	atalarıma
sənin (“your”)	atana	atalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasına	atalarına
bizim (“our”)	atamıza	atalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	atanıza	atalarınıza
onların (“their”)	atasına or atalarına	atalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamda	atalarımda
sənin (“your”)	atanda	atalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasında	atalarında
bizim (“our”)	atamızda	atalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	atanızda	atalarınızda
onların (“their”)	atasında or atalarında	atalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamdan	atalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	atandan	atalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasından	atalarından
bizim (“our”)	atamızdan	atalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	atanızdan	atalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	atasından or atalarından	atalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamın	atalarımın
sənin (“your”)	atanın	atalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasının	atalarının
bizim (“our”)	atamızın	atalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	atanızın	atalarınızın
onların (“their”)	atasının or atalarının	atalarının

Further reading

• “ata” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔaː.t̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

atà (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. squid ink

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈta/ [ʔaˈta]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

atá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. rice bran

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• bata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔa.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Interjection

atà (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. I told you already!

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Tagalog yata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔa.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Adverb

atà (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. perhaps

   Synonyms: tibaad, baka, seguro

Chibcha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. cave

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Chungli Ao

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.ta˥/, [a˥.ta˥]

Verb

ata

1. to wait

Inflection

Inflection of ata (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	ata	mata
	Perfect	ataogo	mataogo
Present	Simple	atar	matar
	Progressive	atadar atadagi	matadar matadagi
Future/infinitive		atatsü	matatsü
Imperative		atang	tata
Present participle		ata-a	matai
Conditional		atara atarabang	matara matarabang

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[3], Berkeley: University of California, page 51
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 4

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata / *ete.

Noun

ata

1. (obsolete) ancestor

   Synonym: selef

2. (obsolete) father

   Synonyms: baba, babay

3. male

Declension

Declension of ata

	singular	plural
nominative	ata	atalar
genitive	atanıñ	atalarnıñ
dative	atağa	atalarğa
accusative	atanı	atalarnı
locative	atada	atalarda
ablative	atadan	atalardan

References

• “ata”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Dobu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/ [ˈa.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese até, ata of uncertain origin. Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā), Latin ad ista (“to this”) or Latin ad tenus (“as far as”) (>"ad tenes").

Cognate with Portuguese até, Spanish hasta, Leonese ata, Asturian ta.

Alternative forms

• até

Preposition

ata

1. until, till, up to

   Synonym: deica

Etymology 2

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Iberian

Etymology

Unknown but possibly related to Basque aita (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ata]

Noun

ata

1. father

Further reading

• Eduardo Orduña [Aznar], Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːta]
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

ata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ataði, supine atað)

1. to make dirty [with accusative]

Conjugation

ata – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að ata
supine sagnbót		atað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		atandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ata	ataði		ati	ataði
	þú	atar	ataðir		atir	ataðir
	hann, hún, það	atar	ataði		ati	ataði
plural	við	ötum	ötuðum		ötum	ötuðum
	þið	atið	ötuðuð		atið	ötuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	ata	ötuðu		ati	ötuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	ata (þú), ataðu
plural	þið	atið (þið), atiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

atast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að atast
supine sagnbót		atast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		atandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	atast	ataðist		atist	ataðist
	þú	atast	ataðist		atist	ataðist
	hann, hún, það	atast	ataðist		atist	ataðist
plural	við	ötumst	ötuðumst		ötumst	ötuðumst
	þið	atist	ötuðust		atist	ötuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	atast	ötuðust		atist	ötuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	atast (þú), atastu
plural	þið	atist (þið), atisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ataður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ataður	ötuð	atað	ataðir	ataðar	ötuð
accusative (þolfall)	ataðan	ataða	atað	ataða	ataðar	ötuð
dative (þágufall)	ötuðum	ataðri	ötuðu	ötuðum	ötuðum	ötuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	ataðs	ataðrar	ataðs	ataðra	ataðra	ataðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ataði	ataða	ataða	ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
accusative (þolfall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða	ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
dative (þágufall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða	ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða	ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu

Derived terms

• útata (“to soil”)

Igala

Áta

Etymology 1

From á- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Yoruba ata (“pepper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áta/

Noun

áta

1. Alligator pepper

   Synonym: ákpọkọ (“pepper”)

Derived terms

• átalúbú (“bell pepper”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àtá/

Noun

àtá

1. father

Ikaranggal

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat̪ˠə/

Participle

ata

1. past participle of at

Alternative forms

• ataithe

Noun

ata m

1. genitive singular of at

Verb

ata

1. present subjunctive analytic of at

Mutation

Mutated forms of ata

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ata	n-ata	hata	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “at”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔata/ [ˈʔaː.tʌ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Adjective

áta

1. green
2. raw (not mature, not dry, uncooked)

Derived terms

• maata

Noun

ata

1. eye

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “áta”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[4], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 41
• Allen, Larry (2021), “áta”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “ata”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatəʔ/ [ˈa.təʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Particle

átâ

1. alternative form of yata

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata.

Noun

ata

1. father (in Latin)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “ata”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kunjen

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRta (“outsiders, alien people”).

Noun

ata

1. person
2. servant

Derived terms

• ata ngade (“fool”)
• ata katuna (“old man”)

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ata”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRta”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Limos Kalinga

Noun

atá

1. (anatomy) eye

Lindu

Noun

ata

1. roof

Lingala

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swahili hata (“until”).

Adverb

ata

1. even

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bangi yata.

Verb

-ata (infinitive koata)

1. to split

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) eye

Ma'di

Etymology

Cognate with Lugbara átá.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [átá]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

átá (plural ãta)

2. father

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [àtā]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ãta

2. plural of átá

References

• Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 647

Maia

Noun

ata

1. coconut

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRta (“outsiders, alien people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/, [ˈa.t̪ʰa]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ata (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈ or 𑻱𑻦, definite ataya)

1. (historical) slave; servant; subject; bondsman

   Atanna karaenga ― The slaves (or subjects) of the king.

2. (polite) subordinate; servant

   Atanta ― Your servant (used by women or children towards a respected person).

Derived terms

affixations

• atài
• kaatàng
• panngatainna
• sanngata
• siparata
• sipaʼatàng

compounds

• ata kale
• ata kalula
• ata manyamang
• ata mateʼne
• ata rikale
• ata sossorang
• ata tai jangang

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Mansaka

Noun

atà

1. octopus or squid ink

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/ [ˈɐtɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qata, from Proto-Central Pacific *qata, from Proto-Oceanic *qatar (“image, reflection, soul, spirit”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatad, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatad (“appearance, mark”). Cognates include Hawaiian aka, Samoan ata and Tokelauan ata.

Noun

ata

1. form, shape, image
2. reflection
3. shadow

Derived terms

• ataata
• atārangi
• atāta
• whakaata

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Hawaiian aka, Samoan ata and Tokelauan ata.

Noun

ata

1. morning

Derived terms

• ata mārie

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “ata”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, pages 21–2
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “ata”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Meriam

Noun

ata

1. grandparent

Mussau-Emira

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *ita, possibly from Proto-Micronesian *ita (“pile up”). Compare Proto-Central Micronesian *-itaki "counter for tens".

Numeral

ata

1. ten

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi atá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata, from Proto-Tupian *atʲa.

Noun

atá

1. fire

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Pequeno Vocabulário Tupi–Português. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1951.

Numbami

Alternative forms

• wata

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. alternative form of wata

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d̪a/

Verb

ata

1. third-person plural present indicative relative of is

Mutation

Mutation of ata

radical	lenition	nasalization
ata (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	ata	n-ata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt̪aː/

Verb

a·ta

1. alternative spelling of at·tá

Old Leonese

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā), Latin ad ista (“to this”) or Latin ad tenus (“as far as”) (>"ad tenes"). Compare Spanish hasta, Portuguese até.

Preposition

ata

1. until
   • 1017, "Fuero de León"‎^[5]‎^[6]:

     non faga poblacion ata ena uilla. [...] non lo podierem prender ata IX. dias

     don't "make population"(unclear) until in the town. [...] they couldn't get him until 4 days.

   • 1085, "Fuero de Avilés"‎^[7]:

     ata que non vissemt tota illa gente movuda. [...] cavallario de boca de Valcálcer ata Leo

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1243, "Venta de una heredad en Villar"‎^[8]:

     de la gram cousa ata la pechena

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1275, "Piece of a Testament"‎^[9]:

     quantos testamentos o testamento fici ata hue

     how many testaments or testament I did until today

Descendants

• Asturian: (obsolete) ata
  • Asturian: ta^?
• Mirandese: até, anté

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *atǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *od-, *h₃ed- (“aversion, hate”).

Noun

ata f

1. quarrel
2. a hunting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *atōną.

Verb

ata

1. to stimulate
2. to egg on (to mischief)

Synonyms

• etja

Pacoh

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *ʔadaa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *da[ʔ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔataː]

Noun

ata 

1. (zoology) duck

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta (“register of public events”).

Alternative forms

• acta (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ata f (plural atas)

1. minute (record of meeting)

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

Noun

ata f (plural atas)

1. (botany) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)

   Synonym: fruta-do-conde

Descendants

• →? Bengali: আতা (ata)
• →? Hindustani:
  • Hindi: आत (āt)
  • Urdu: آت (āt)
  • →? Nepali: आँट (ā̃ṭ)
  • →? Odia: ଆତ (āta)
• ⇒? Konkani: आंतेर (ānter)
• →? Malayalam: ആത്ത (ātta)
• →? Marathi: आत (āt)
• →? Tamil: ஆத்தா (āttā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈta/

Interjection

ata

1. (Brazil, text messaging, nonstandard) alternative form of ah, tá

See also

• ava
• aé, aê

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ata”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “ata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rikbaktsa

Pronoun

ata

1. he (personal pronoun)

   Coordinate term: tatsa

References

• Tremaine, Sheila (2007), “ata”, in Dicionário Rikbaktsa-Português Português-Rikbaktsa [Rikbaktsa-Portuguese Portuguese-Rikbaktsa Dictionary] (overall work in Portuguese), Curitiba: SIL Global, page 4, column 2

Saparua

Noun

ata

1. liver

References

• James Thomas Collins, The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku (1982), page 121
• Charles E. Grimes, Owen Edwards, The Austronesian languages of eastern Indonesia and Timor Leste (2026), page 548

Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -anda.

Verb

ata

1. to increase, to multiply

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/ [ˈa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔaː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Particle

atà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. alternative form of yata: may; perhaps; I think

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔata/ [ˈʔaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Determiner

ata (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ) (now dialectal, in the dual, inclusive)

1. our; my and your

Pronoun

ata (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ) (now dialectal, in the dual, inclusive)

1. (possessive) ours; of the two of us
2. (oblique) (to) the two of us

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila

¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
² Replaces ko ikaw.

Tahitian

Noun

ata

1. cloud

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) chest

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈ(ʔ)a.ta]

Verb

ata

1. (transitive) to bring

Conjugation

Conjugation of ata

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toata	foata	miata
2nd person		noata	niata
3rd person	masculine	oata	iata yoata (archaic)
	feminine	moata
	neuter	iata

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-ta.

Determiner

ata

1. (alienable) my

Usage notes

• ata is commonly used in place of aku to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Te ata (2.2).

Nā ata (2.3) e lua.

Te ata (2.4)

Te ata (2.5) o te kolokotaila.

Te ata (2.6).

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Hawaiian aka, Māori ata, and Samoan ata.

Noun

ata

1. image, shape
2. daybreak, dawn
3. picture, photograph
4. diagram, scheme
5. reflection
6. film, movie

Verb

ata

1. (stative) to be visible
2. (intransitive) to become understood

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Pukapukan ata.

Particle

ata

1. Used to indicate one's ability to perform the action of the following verb; be able to

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[10], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 19

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-játa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áːta/

Verb

-ata (infinitive okwata) (transitive)

1. to break, to destroy
2. to spill (milk)

   Near-synonym: -seesa (“to spill (anything other than milk)”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ata

infinitives affirmative okwata negative okutaata imperatives affirmative yata negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -ata person noun class singular plural first person nyata twata second person oyata mwata third person 1/2 ayata baata 3/4 gwata eyata 5/6 lyata gaata 7/8 kyata byata 9/10 eyata zaata 11/10 rwata 12/14 kaata bwata 13 — twata 14/6 bwata gaata 15/6 kwata 16 haata — negative ti- + subject concord + -ata person noun class singular plural first person tinyata titwata second person toyata timwata third person 1/2 tayata tibaata 3/4 tigwata teyata 5/6 tiryata tigaata 7/8 tikyata tibyata 9/10 teyata tizaata 11/10 tirwata 12/14 tikaata tibwata 13 — titwata 14/6 tibwata tigaata 15/6 tikwata 16 tihaata — subject concord + -taata present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -ata person noun class singular plural first person ninyata nitwata second person nooyata nimwata third person 1/2 naayata nibaata 3/4 nigwata neeyata 5/6 niryata nigaata 7/8 nikyata nibyata 9/10 neeyata nizaata 11/10 nirwata 12/14 nikaata nibwata 13 — nitwata 14/6 nibwata nigaata 15/6 nikwata 16 nihaata — subject concord + -rukwata negative ti- + subject concord + -rukwata person noun class singular plural first person tindukwata titurukwata second person torukwata timurukwata third person 1/2 tarukwata tibarukwata 3/4 tigurukwata terukwata 5/6 tirirukwata tigarukwata 7/8 tikirukwata tibirukwata 9/10 terukwata tizirukwata 11/10 tirurukwata 12/14 tikarukwata tiburukwata 13 — titurukwata 14/6 tiburukwata tigarukwata 15/6 tikurukwata 16 tiharukwata — subject concord + -tarukwata present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyayata person noun class singular plural first person ninkyayata nitukyayata second person nookyayata nimukyayata third person 1/2 naakyayata nibakyayata 3/4 nigukyayata neekyayata 5/6 nirikyayata nigakyayata 7/8 nikikyayata nibikyayata 9/10 neekyayata nizikyayata 11/10 nirukyayata 12/14 nikakyayata nibukyayata 13 — nitukyayata 14/6 nibukyayata nigakyayata 15/6 nikukyayata 16 nihakyayata — subject concord + -rukukyayata negative ti- + subject concord + -kyayata person noun class singular plural first person tinkyayata titukyayata second person tokyayata timukyayata third person 1/2 takyayata tibakyayata 3/4 tigukyayata tekyayata 5/6 tirikyayata tigakyayata 7/8 tikikyayata tibikyayata 9/10 tekyayata tizikyayata 11/10 tirukyayata 12/14 tikakyayata tibukyayata 13 — titukyayata 14/6 tibukyayata tigakyayata 15/6 tikukyayata 16 tihakyayata — subject concord + -takyayata virtual present affirmative subject concord + -ayata person noun class singular plural first person nayata twayata second person wayata mwayata third person 1/2 yayata baayata 3/4 gwayata yayata 5/6 lyayata gaayata 7/8 kyayata byayata 9/10 yayata zaayata 11/10 rwayata 12/14 kaayata bwayata 13 — twayata 14/6 bwayata gaayata 15/6 kwayata 16 haayata — negative ti- + subject concord + ayata person noun class singular plural first person tinayata titwayata second person tiwayata timwayata third person 1/2 tiyayata tibaayata 3/4 tigwayata tiyayata 5/6 tiryayata tigaayata 7/8 tikyayata tibyayata 9/10 tiyayata tizaayata 11/10 tirwayata 12/14 tikaayata tibwayata 13 — titwayata 14/6 tibwayata tigaayata 15/6 tikwayata 16 tihaayata — subject concord + -taayata present perfect affirmative subject concord + -asire person noun class singular plural first person nyasire twasire second person oyasire mwasire third person 1/2 ayasire baasire 3/4 gwasire eyasire 5/6 lyasire gaasire 7/8 kyasire byasire 9/10 eyasire zaasire 11/10 rwasire 12/14 kaasire bwasire 13 — twasire 14/6 bwasire gaasire 15/6 kwasire 16 haasire — negative ti- + subject concord + -asire person noun class singular plural first person tinyasire titwasire second person toyasire timwasire third person 1/2 tayasire tibaasire 3/4 tigwasire teyasire 5/6 tiryasire tigaasire 7/8 tikyasire tibyasire 9/10 teyasire tizaasire 11/10 tirwasire 12/14 tikaasire tibwasire 13 — titwasire 14/6 tibwasire tigaasire 15/6 tikwasire 16 tihaasire — subject concord + -taasire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akaata person noun class singular plural first person nakaata twakaata second person wakaata mwakaata third person 1/2 yakaata baakaata 3/4 gwakaata yakaata 5/6 lyakaata gaakaata 7/8 kyakaata byakaata 9/10 yakaata zaakaata 11/10 rwakaata 12/14 kaakaata bwakaata 13 — twakaata 14/6 bwakaata gaakaata 15/6 kwakaata 16 haakaata — negative ti- + subject concord + -kaasire person noun class singular plural first person tinkaasire titukaasire second person tokaasire timukaasire third person 1/2 takaasire tibakaasire 3/4 tigukaasire tekaasire 5/6 tirikaasire tigakaasire 7/8 tikikaasire tibikaasire 9/10 tekaasire tizikaasire 11/10 tirukaasire 12/14 tikakaasire tibukaasire 13 — titukaasire 14/6 tibukaasire tigakaasire 15/6 tikukaasire 16 tihakaasire — subject concord + -takaasire near past affirmative subject concord + -asirege person noun class singular plural first person nyasirege twasirege second person oyasirege mwasirege third person 1/2 ayasirege baasirege 3/4 gwasirege eyasirege 5/6 lyasirege gaasirege 7/8 kyasirege byasirege 9/10 eyasirege zaasirege 11/10 rwasirege 12/14 kaasirege bwasirege 13 — twasirege 14/6 bwasirege gaasirege 15/6 kwasirege 16 haasirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -asirege person noun class singular plural first person tinyasirege titwasirege second person toyasirege timwasirege third person 1/2 tayasirege tibaasirege 3/4 tigwasirege teyasirege 5/6 tiryasirege tigaasirege 7/8 tikyasirege tibyasirege 9/10 teyasirege tizaasirege 11/10 tirwasirege 12/14 tikaasirege tibwasirege 13 — titwasirege 14/6 tibwasirege tigaasirege 15/6 tikwasirege 16 tihaasirege — subject concord + -taasirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kaata person noun class singular plural first person nkaata tukaata second person okaata mukaata third person 1/2 akaata bakaata 3/4 gukaata ekaata 5/6 likaata gakaata 7/8 kikaata bikaata 9/10 ekaata zikaata 11/10 rukaata 12/14 kakaata bukaata 13 — tukaata 14/6 bukaata gakaata 15/6 kukaata 16 hakaata — subject concord + -ayasire negative subject concord + -taate person noun class singular plural first person ntaate tutaate second person otaate mutaate third person 1/2 ataate bataate 3/4 gutaate etaate 5/6 litaate gataate 7/8 kitaate bitaate 9/10 etaate ziitaate 11/10 rutaate 12/14 kataate butaate 13 — tutaate 14/6 butaate gataate 15/6 kutaate 16 hataate — subject concord + -tarayasire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rayasire person noun class singular plural first person ndayasire turayasire second person orayasire murayasire third person 1/2 arayasire barayasire 3/4 gurayasire erayasire 5/6 lirayasire garayasire 7/8 kirayasire birayasire 9/10 erayasire zirayasire 11/10 rurayasire 12/14 karayasire burayasire 13 — turayasire 14/6 burayasire garayasire 15/6 kurayasire 16 harayasire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kaataga person noun class singular plural first person tinkaataga titukaataga second person tokaataga timukaataga third person 1/2 takaataga tibakaataga 3/4 tigukaataga tekaataga 5/6 tirikaataga tigakaataga 7/8 tikikaataga tibikaataga 9/10 tekaataga tizikaataga 11/10 tirukaataga 12/14 tikakaataga tibukaataga 13 — titukaataga 14/6 tibukaataga tigakaataga 15/6 tikukaataga 16 tihakaataga — subject concord + -takaataga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aayasire person noun class singular plural first person naayasire twayasire second person waayasire mwayasire third person 1/2 yaayasire baayasire 3/4 gwayasire yaayasire 5/6 lyayasire gaayasire 7/8 kyayasire byayasire 9/10 yaayasire zaayasire 11/10 rwayasire 12/14 kaayasire bwayasire 13 — twayasire 14/6 bwayasire gaayasire 15/6 kwayasire 16 haayasire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -ayataga person noun class singular plural first person nayataga twayataga second person wayataga mwayataga third person 1/2 yayataga baayataga 3/4 gwayataga yayataga 5/6 lyayataga gaayataga 7/8 kyayataga byayataga 9/10 yayataga zaayataga 11/10 rwayataga 12/14 kaayataga bwayataga 13 — twayataga 14/6 bwayataga gaayataga 15/6 kwayataga 16 haayataga — negative ti- + subject concord + ayataga person noun class singular plural first person tinayataga titwayataga second person tiwayataga timwayataga third person 1/2 tiyayataga tibaayataga 3/4 tigwayataga tiyayataga 5/6 tiryayataga tigaayataga 7/8 tikyayataga tibyayataga 9/10 tiyayataga tizaayataga 11/10 tirwayataga 12/14 tikaayataga tibwayataga 13 — titwayataga 14/6 tibwayataga tigaayataga 15/6 tikwayataga 16 tihaayataga — subject concord + -taayataga near future affirmative subject concord + -raayata person noun class singular plural first person ndaayata turaayata second person oraayata muraayata third person 1/2 araayata baraayata 3/4 guraayata eraayata 5/6 liraayata garaayata 7/8 kiraayata biraayata 9/10 eraayata ziraayata 11/10 ruraayata 12/14 karaayata buraayata 13 — turaayata 14/6 buraayata garaayata 15/6 kuraayata 16 haraayata — negative ti- + subject concord + -aayate person noun class singular plural first person tinaayate titwayate second person tiwaayate timwayate third person 1/2 tiyaayate tibaayate 3/4 tigwayate tiyaayate 5/6 tiryayate tigaayate 7/8 tikyayate tibyayate 9/10 tiyaayate tizaayate 11/10 tirwayate 12/14 tikaayate tibwayate 13 — titwayate 14/6 tibwayate tigaayate 15/6 tikwayate 16 tihaayate — subject concord + -taayate remote future affirmative subject concord + -lyata person noun class singular plural first person ndyata tulyata second person olyata mulyata third person 1/2 alyata balyata 3/4 gulyata eryata 5/6 liryata galyata 7/8 kiryata biryata 9/10 eryata ziryata 11/10 rulyata 12/14 kalyata bulyata 13 — tulyata 14/6 bulyata galyata 15/6 kulyata 16 halyata — negative ti- + subject concord + -lyata person noun class singular plural first person tindyata titulyata second person tolyata timulyata third person 1/2 talyata tibalyata 3/4 tigulyata teryata 5/6 tiriryata tigalyata 7/8 tikiryata tibiryata 9/10 teryata tiziryata 11/10 tirulyata 12/14 tikalyata tibulyata 13 — titulyata 14/6 tibulyata tigalyata 15/6 tikulyata 16 tihalyata — subject concord + -talyata future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raayataga person noun class singular plural first person ndaayataga turaayataga second person oraayataga muraayataga third person 1/2 araayataga baraayataga 3/4 guraayataga eraayataga 5/6 liraayataga garaayataga 7/8 kiraayataga biraayataga 9/10 eraayataga ziraayataga 11/10 ruraayataga 12/14 karaayataga buraayataga 13 — turaayataga 14/6 buraayataga garaayataga 15/6 kuraayataga 16 haraayataga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aayatege person noun class singular plural first person tinaayatege titwayatege second person tiwaayatege timwayatege third person 1/2 tiyaayatege tibaayatege 3/4 tigwayatege tiyaayatege 5/6 tiryayatege tigaayatege 7/8 tikyayatege tibyayatege 9/10 tiyaayatege tizaayatege 11/10 tirwayatege 12/14 tikaayatege tibwayatege 13 — titwayatege 14/6 tibwayatege tigaayatege 15/6 tikwayatege 16 tihaayatege — subject concord + -taayatege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + ate person noun class singular plural first person nyate twate second person oyate mwate third person 1/2 ayate baate 3/4 gwate eyate 5/6 lyate gaate 7/8 kyate byate 9/10 eyate zaate 11/10 rwate 12/14 kaate bwate 13 — twate 14/6 bwate gaate 15/6 kwate 16 haate — negative subject concord + -taata person noun class singular plural first person ntaata tutaata second person otaata mutaata third person 1/2 ataata bataata 3/4 gutaata etaata 5/6 litaata gataata 7/8 kitaata bitaata 9/10 etaata zitaata 11/10 rutaata 12/14 kataata butaata 13 — tutaata 14/6 butaata gataata 15/6 kutaata 16 hataata — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + atege person noun class singular plural first person nyatege twatege second person oyatege mwatege third person 1/2 ayatege baatege 3/4 gwatege eyatege 5/6 lyatege gaatege 7/8 kyatege byatege 9/10 eyatege zaatege 11/10 rwatege 12/14 kaatege bwatege 13 — twatege 14/6 bwatege gaatege 15/6 kwatege 16 haatege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakwata person noun class singular plural first person naakwata twakwata second person waakwata mwakwata third person 1/2 yaakwata baakwata 3/4 gwakwata yaakwata 5/6 lyakwata gaakwata 7/8 kyakwata byakwata 9/10 yaakwata zaakwata 11/10 rwakwata 12/14 kaakwata bwakwata 13 — twakwata 14/6 bwakwata gaakwata 15/6 kwakwata 16 haakwata — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakwata person noun class singular plural first person tinaakwata titwakwata second person tiwaakwata timwakwata third person 1/2 tiyaakwata tibaakwata 3/4 tigwakwata tiyaakwata 5/6 tiryakwata tigaakwata 7/8 tikyakwata tibyakwata 9/10 tiyaakwata tizaakwata 11/10 tirwakwata 12/14 tikaakwata tibwakwata 13 — titwakwata 14/6 tibwakwata tigaakwata 15/6 tikwakwata 16 tihaakwata — subject concord + -taakwata conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakwasire person noun class singular plural first person naakwasire twakwasire second person waakwasire mwakwasire third person 1/2 yaakwasire baakwasire 3/4 gwakwasire yaakwasire 5/6 lyakwasire gaakwasire 7/8 kyakwasire byakwasire 9/10 yaakwasire zaakwasire 11/10 rwakwasire 12/14 kaakwasire bwakwasire 13 — twakwasire 14/6 bwakwasire gaakwasire 15/6 kwakwasire 16 haakwasire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakwasire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakwasire titwakwasire second person tiwaakwasire timwakwasire third person 1/2 tiyaakwasire tibaakwasire 3/4 tigwakwasire tiyaakwasire 5/6 tiryakwasire tigaakwasire 7/8 tikyakwasire tibyakwasire 9/10 tiyaakwasire tizaakwasire 11/10 tirwakwasire 12/14 tikaakwasire tibwakwasire 13 — titwakwasire 14/6 tibwakwasire tigaakwasire 15/6 tikwakwasire 16 tihaakwasire — subject concord + -taakwasire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -nyata -twata second person -kwata -baata third person 1/2 -mwata 3/4 -gwata -gyata 5/6 -lyata -gaata 7/8 -kyata -byata 9/10 -gyata -zaata 11/10 -rwata 12/14 -kaata -bwata 13 — -twata 14/6 -bwata -gaata 15/6 -kwata 16 -haata —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -atira
  • Short causative: -asa
  • Long causative: -atisa
  • Passive: -atwa
  • Stative: -atika

• Nominal derivations:
  • omwasi (“one who breaks”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[11], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 291
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[12], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 10
• Entry 3242 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From Meriam ata.

Noun

ata

1. (eastern dialect) grandparent

   Synonyms: pop, popa

Tumbuka

Verb

-ata (infinitive kwata)

1. to create

   Synonym: -lenga

Derived terms

• mwati (“creator, maker”)
• cata (“creator”)

References

• Wm. Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English-Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, 1996

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آتا (ata), from Old Anatolian Turkish آتا (ata), from Proto-Turkic *ata. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀 (t¹a /⁠ata⁠/).

Noun

ata (definite accusative atayı, plural atalar)

1. ancestor, forefather
2. predecessor, forerunner
3. (dated) father

Declension

Declension of ata

singular plural nominative ata atalar definite accusative atayı ataları dative ataya atalara locative atada atalarda ablative atadan atalardan genitive atanın ataların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular atam atalarım 2nd singular atan ataların 3rd singular atası ataları 1st plural atamız atalarımız 2nd plural atanız atalarınız 3rd plural ataları ataları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular atamı atalarımı 2nd singular atanı atalarını 3rd singular atasını atalarını 1st plural atamızı atalarımızı 2nd plural atanızı atalarınızı 3rd plural atalarını atalarını dative singular plural 1st singular atama atalarıma 2nd singular atana atalarına 3rd singular atasına atalarına 1st plural atamıza atalarımıza 2nd plural atanıza atalarınıza 3rd plural atalarına atalarına locative singular plural 1st singular atamda atalarımda 2nd singular atanda atalarında 3rd singular atasında atalarında 1st plural atamızda atalarımızda 2nd plural atanızda atalarınızda 3rd plural atalarında atalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular atamdan atalarımdan 2nd singular atandan atalarından 3rd singular atasından atalarından 1st plural atamızdan atalarımızdan 2nd plural atanızdan atalarınızdan 3rd plural atalarından atalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular atamın atalarımın 2nd singular atanın atalarının 3rd singular atasının atalarının 1st plural atamızın atalarımızın 2nd plural atanızın atalarınızın 3rd plural atalarının atalarının

Derived terms

• atabey
• atacı
• atalı
• atasız
• atasözü
• Atatürk
• atayla
• ataysa
• Atayurt
• atiyye
• ita
• kaynata
• matiyye

See also

• cet
• ecdat

Etymology 2

Noun

ata

1. dative singular of at

Etymology 3

Verb

ata

1. second-person singular imperative of atamak

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	ata
Cyrillic	ата
Arabic	آتا

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ata.

Noun

ata

1. (formal, chiefly Yomut) father
2. (Teke) paternal grandfather

Etymology 2

Noun

ata

1. dative singular of at

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ataf, ato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/

Pronoun

ata

1. (colloquial) first-person singular of at

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. roof

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987), Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Yoruba

ata

Alternative forms

• ita (Ìlàjẹ, Ìkálẹ̀, Ọ̀wọ̀)
• uta (Ào, Èkìtì)

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Igala áta

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.tā/

Noun

ata

1. pepper, spice

Derived terms

• ata díndín (“fried pepper”)
• ata dúdú
• ata rodo (“Scotch bonnet”)
• ata ṣọ̀m̀bọ̀
• ata ṣọ̀rọ̀
• ata tàtàṣé (“bell pepper”)
• ata wẹ́wẹ́
• ata ìjọ̀sì
• ataare (“Guinea pepper”)
• atalẹ̀ (“ginger”)
• májata (“mouth sore; peptic ulcer”)
• ìlọta (“blender, grounding machine”)

Yup'ik

Noun

ata

1. alternative form of aata

Interjection

ata

1. (phrase) look here!, let me see!, well then!

Alternative forms

• ata'a
• atak
• ataki

Related terms

• atam (look!)

Zazaki

Noun

ata (c)

1. beyond
2. over