वितस्ति

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš
    Sanskrit वित॑स्ति (vítasti)

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wítastiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬙𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌 (vītasti), Pashto ولېشت (wlešt), Persian بدست (bedast).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    वित॑स्ति • (vítasti) stem, f [1][2]

    1. a particular measure of length, defined as the long span between the extended thumb and the little finger or as the distance between the wrist and the fingertips

    Declension

    Feminine i-stem declension of वितस्ति (vítasti)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative वितस्तिः
    vítastiḥ     		वितस्ती
    vítastī     		वितस्तयः
    vítastayaḥ
    Vocative वितस्ते
    vítaste     		वितस्ती
    vítastī     		वितस्तयः
    vítastayaḥ
    Accusative वितस्तिम्
    vítastim     		वितस्ती
    vítastī     		वितस्तीः
    vítastīḥ
    Instrumental वितस्त्या / वितस्ती¹
    vítastyā / vítastī¹     		वितस्तिभ्याम्
    vítastibhyām     		वितस्तिभिः
    vítastibhiḥ
    Dative वितस्तये / वितस्त्यै² / वितस्ती¹
    vítastaye / vítastyai² / vítastī¹     		वितस्तिभ्याम्
    vítastibhyām     		वितस्तिभ्यः
    vítastibhyaḥ
    Ablative वितस्तेः / वितस्त्याः² / वितस्त्यै³
    vítasteḥ / vítastyāḥ² / vítastyai³     		वितस्तिभ्याम्
    vítastibhyām     		वितस्तिभ्यः
    vítastibhyaḥ
    Genitive वितस्तेः / वितस्त्याः² / वितस्त्यै³
    vítasteḥ / vítastyāḥ² / vítastyai³     		वितस्त्योः
    vítastyoḥ     		वितस्तीनाम्
    vítastīnām
    Locative वितस्तौ / वितस्त्याम्² / वितस्ता¹
    vítastau / vítastyām² / vítastā¹     		वितस्त्योः
    vítastyoḥ     		वितस्तिषु
    vítastiṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Later Sanskrit
    • ³Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    Borrowed terms
    • → Pashto: (viōšta) — Waziri

    References

    1. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “वितस्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 962, column 3.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vítasti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 682
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