इतर

See also: इत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतर (itara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.t̪əɾ/, [ɪ.t̪ɐɾ]
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

इतर • (itar) (indeclinable)

1. lesser, subsidiary, other

   Synonyms: दूसरा (dūsrā), और (aur)

2. remaining

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “इतर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “इतर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 509
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 104

Malvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.təɾ/
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

इतर (itar) m

1. attar, fragrance

Further reading

• “इतर”, in Malvi Dictionary, SIL International, 2017
• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “इतर”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, इ, page 29, column 1.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतर (itara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.t̪əɾ/
• Hyphenation: इ‧तर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Adjective

इतर • (itar)

1. other

   Synonym: दुसरे (dusre)

2. remaining

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “इतर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इतर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 80
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “इतर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 311.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ইতৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬢᬭ (Balinese script)
• ইতর (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰝𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀢𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဣတရ (Burmese script)
• ઇતર (Gujarati script)
• ਇਤਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌤𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦠꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂞𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಇತರ (Kannada script)
• ឥតរ (Khmer script)
• ອິຕຣ (Lao script)
• ഇതര (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᢠᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘝𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠢᢐᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑦽𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐟𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଇତର (Odia script)
• ꢄꢡꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆠𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖝𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ඉතර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩫𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚙𑚤 (Takri script)
• இதர (Tamil script)
• ఇతర (Telugu script)
• อิตร (Thai script)
• ཨི་ཏ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒞𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨙𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hítaras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁íteros. Compare Latin iterum. In Vedic, the neuter was इतरम् (itaram) but in Classical Sanskrit, it became इतरद् (itarad).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /í.tɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈi.t̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

इतर • (ítara) stem

1. (often used in plural) the rest, the remaining
2. other, the other
3. another
4. (with ablative) different from
5. low, vile
6. expelled, rejected, thrown out

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of इतर (ítara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इतरः ítaraḥ	इतरौ / इतरा¹ ítarau / ítarā¹	इतरे ítare
Vocative	इतर ítara	इतरौ / इतरा¹ ítarau / ítarā¹	इतरे ítare
Accusative	इतरम् ítaram	इतरौ / इतरा¹ ítarau / ítarā¹	इतरान् ítarān
Instrumental	इतरेण ítareṇa	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरैः / इतरेभिः¹ ítaraiḥ / ítarebhiḥ¹
Dative	इतरस्मै ítarasmai	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरेभ्यः ítarebhyaḥ
Ablative	इतरस्मात् ítarasmāt	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरेभ्यः ítarebhyaḥ
Genitive	इतरस्य ítarasya	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरेषाम् ítareṣām
Locative	इतरस्मिन् ítarasmin	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरेषु ítareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine pronominal ā-stem declension of इतरा (ítarā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इतरा ítarā	इतरे ítare	इतराः ítarāḥ
Vocative	इतरे ítare	इतरे ítare	इतराः ítarāḥ
Accusative	इतराम् ítarām	इतरे ítare	इतराः ítarāḥ
Instrumental	इतरया / इतरा¹ ítarayā / ítarā¹	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतराभिः ítarābhiḥ
Dative	इतरस्यै ítarasyai	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतराभ्यः ítarābhyaḥ
Ablative	इतरस्याः ítarasyāḥ	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतराभ्यः ítarābhyaḥ
Genitive	इतरस्याः ítarasyāḥ	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरासाम् ítarāsām
Locative	इतरस्याम् ítarasyām	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरासु ítarāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of इतर (ítara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इतरद् / इतरम्¹ ítarad / ítaram¹	इतरे ítare	इतराणि / इतरा¹ ítarāṇi / ítarā¹
Vocative	इतर ítara	इतरे ítare	इतराणि / इतरा¹ ítarāṇi / ítarā¹
Accusative	इतरद् / इतरम्¹ ítarad / ítaram¹	इतरे ítare	इतराणि / इतरा¹ ítarāṇi / ítarā¹
Instrumental	इतरेण ítareṇa	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरैः / इतरेभिः¹ ítaraiḥ / ítarebhiḥ¹
Dative	इतरस्मै ítarasmai	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरेभ्यः ítarebhyaḥ
Ablative	इतरस्मात् ítarasmāt	इतराभ्याम् ítarābhyām	इतरेभ्यः ítarebhyaḥ
Genitive	इतरस्य ítarasya	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरेषाम् ítareṣām
Locative	इतरस्मिन् ítarasmin	इतरयोः ítarayoḥ	इतरेषु ítareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Note: The nominative neuter singular is इतरम् (itaram) in Vedic Sanskrit while it is इतरद् (itarad) in Classical Sanskrit.

Descendants

• Pali: itara
• → Gujarati: ઇતર (itar) (learned)
• → Hindi: इतर (itar) (learned)
• → Marathi: इइतरर (iitrar) (learned)
• → Tamil: இதரம் (itaram) (learned)
• Sindhi: एतरा m pl (etarā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “इतर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 164, column 3.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “itara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.