पीठ
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha).
Noun
पीठ • (pīṭh) m (Urdu spelling پیٹھ)
Declension
Declension of पीठ (masc cons-stem)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (“back”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-ós. Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 (paršta), Persian پشت (pošt, “back”), and Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.
Noun
पीठ • (pīṭh) f (Urdu spelling پیٹھ)
- back (rear of the body)
Declension
Declension of पीठ (fem cons-stem)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Assamese পিঠা (pitha), Bengali পিঠা (piṭha), Kannada ಹಿಟ್ಟು (hiṭṭu), Konkani पिट्टि (piṭṭi), Odia ପିଠା (piṭhā).
Pronunciation
Noun
पीठ • (pīṭh) n
Declension
| Declension of पीठ (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
पिठ piṭh | ||
| direct plural |
पिठे, पिठं piṭhe, piṭha | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
पिठ piṭh |
पिठे, पिठं piṭhe, piṭha | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
पिठा piṭhā |
पिठां- piṭhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
पिठाला piṭhālā |
पिठांना piṭhānnā | |
| ergative | पिठाने, पिठानं piṭhāne, piṭhāna |
पिठांनी piṭhānnī | |
| instrumental | पिठाशी piṭhāśī |
पिठांशी piṭhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
पिठात piṭhāt |
पिठांत piṭhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
पिठा piṭhā |
पिठांनो piṭhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of पीठ (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
पिठाचा piṭhāċā |
पिठाचे piṭhāċe |
पिठाची piṭhācī |
पिठाच्या piṭhācā |
पिठाचे, पिठाचं piṭhāċe, piṭhāċa |
पिठाची piṭhācī |
पिठाच्या piṭhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
पिठांचा piṭhānċā |
पिठांचे piṭhānċe |
पिठांची piṭhāñcī |
पिठांच्या piṭhāncā |
पिठांचे, पिठांचं piṭhānċe, piṭhānċa |
पिठांची piṭhāñcī |
पिठांच्या piṭhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- पिठले (piṭhle, “a boiled and spicy sauce made of gram flour”)
See also
- कणीक (kaṇīk, “flour or meal which may be made of wheat”)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “पीठ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “piṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
पीठ n
- Devanagari script form of pīṭha (“chair”)
Declension
Declension table of "पीठ" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | पीठं (pīṭhaṃ) | पीठानि (pīṭhāni) |
| Accusative (second) | पीठं (pīṭhaṃ) | पीठानि (pīṭhāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | पीठेन (pīṭhena) | पीठेहि (pīṭhehi) or पीठेभि (pīṭhebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | पीठस्स (pīṭhassa) or पीठाय (pīṭhāya) or पीठत्थं (pīṭhatthaṃ) | पीठानं (pīṭhānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | पीठस्मा (pīṭhasmā) or पीठम्हा (pīṭhamhā) or पीठा (pīṭhā) | पीठेहि (pīṭhehi) or पीठेभि (pīṭhebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | पीठस्स (pīṭhassa) | पीठानं (pīṭhānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | पीठस्मिं (pīṭhasmiṃ) or पीठम्हि (pīṭhamhi) or पीठे (pīṭhe) | पीठेसु (pīṭhesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | पीठ (pīṭha) | पीठानि (pīṭhāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পীঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬷᬞ (Balinese script)
- পীঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰱𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀻𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- ပီဌ (Burmese script)
- પીઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਪੀਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍀𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦷꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂲𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಪೀಠ (Kannada script)
- បីឋ (Khmer script)
- ປີຐ (Lao script)
- പീഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡳᡳᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘲𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠢᠢᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧓𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐷𑐛 (Newa script)
- ପୀଠ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢷꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆵𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖱𑖙 (Siddham script)
- පීඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩑𑩛𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚯𑚕 (Takri script)
- பீட² (Tamil script)
- పీఠ (Telugu script)
- ปีฐ (Thai script)
- པཱི་ཋ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒲𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨁𑨊𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Likely a substrate borrowing, as evidenced by phonetic variants which were precursors to derivatives in modern descendants.
Pronunciation
Noun
पीठ • (pīṭha) stem, n
- seat, bench, desk, stool, chair
- a religious student's seat (made properly of Kuśa grass)
- case, pedestal (esp. of an idol)
- royal seat, throne
- place, office
- base, plinth (of a statue)
- altar
- (religious) seat of a deity
- a district, province
- a particular posture in sitting
- (geometry) the complement of a segment
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of पीठ (pīṭha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पीठम् pīṭham |
पीठे pīṭhe |
पीठानि / पीठा¹ pīṭhāni / pīṭhā¹ |
| Vocative | पीठ pīṭha |
पीठे pīṭhe |
पीठानि / पीठा¹ pīṭhāni / pīṭhā¹ |
| Accusative | पीठम् pīṭham |
पीठे pīṭhe |
पीठानि / पीठा¹ pīṭhāni / pīṭhā¹ |
| Instrumental | पीठेन pīṭhena |
पीठाभ्याम् pīṭhābhyām |
पीठैः / पीठेभिः¹ pīṭhaiḥ / pīṭhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | पीठाय pīṭhāya |
पीठाभ्याम् pīṭhābhyām |
पीठेभ्यः pīṭhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | पीठात् pīṭhāt |
पीठाभ्याम् pīṭhābhyām |
पीठेभ्यः pīṭhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | पीठस्य pīṭhasya |
पीठयोः pīṭhayoḥ |
पीठानाम् pīṭhānām |
| Locative | पीठे pīṭhe |
पीठयोः pīṭhayoḥ |
पीठेषु pīṭheṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पीठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 629/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 136
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 291
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pīṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.