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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سستی (sustī). By surface analysis, सुस्त (sust, “lazy, idle”) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Gujarati સુસ્તી (sustī), Marathi सुस्ती (sustī), Bengali সুস্তী (śusti), Punjabi ਸੁਸਤੀ (sustī), Sindhi سُستي (sustī).
Pronunciation
Noun
सुस्ती • (sustī) f (Urdu spelling سُسْتِی)
- laziness, sloth
- Synonyms: आलस (ālas), आलस्य (ālasya)
Declension
Declension of सुस्ती (fem ī-stem)
Further reading
- “सुस्ती”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सुस्ती”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुस्ती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सुस्ती”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سستی (sustī). By surface analysis, सुस्त (susta) + -ई (-ī). Compare Gujarati સુસ્તી (sustī), Hindustani سُسْتِی (sustī) / सुस्ती (sustī), Sindhi سُستي / सुस्ती, سُستائي / सुस्ताई, Punjabi ਸੁਸਤੀ (sustī) / سُستِی (sustī).
Pronunciation
Noun
सुस्ती • (sustī) f
- lethargy, sluggishness, indolence, drowsiness
- Synonym: आळस (āḷas)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “सुस्ती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुस्ती”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सुस्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).