Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna). Cognate with Chittagonian ঠাঁই (ṭai), Assamese ঠাই (thai), Maithili ठाम (ṭhām), Bhojpuri 𑂘𑂰𑂀𑂫 / ठाँव (ṭhā̃v), Romani than, Persian ـستان (-estân), English stay. Doublet of স্থান (sthan), স্তান (stan, “place”), থানা (thana, “police station”), থাকা (thaka, “to live, stay”), স্থল (sthol, “ground, land”), থালা (thala, “plate”), স্থাপন (sthapon, “placing”), স্থাপত্য (sthapotto, “architecture”), ঠিক (ṭhik, “correct, right”), ঠিকানা (ṭhikana, “place, address”) and স্থিত (sthito, “fixed, located”).
ঠাঁই • (ṭhãi)
| Inflection of ঠাঁই | |||
| nominative | ঠাঁই ṭhãi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | ঠাঁই / ঠাঁইকে ṭhãi (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭhãike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ঠাঁইর ṭhãir | ||
| locative | ঠাঁইতে / ঠাঁইয় ṭhãite / ṭhãiẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | ঠাঁই ṭhãi | ||
| objective | ঠাঁই / ঠাঁইকে ṭhãi (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭhãike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ঠাঁইর ṭhãir | ||
| locative | ঠাঁইতে / ঠাঁইয় ṭhãite / ṭhãiẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ঠাঁইটি , ঠাঁইটা ṭhãiṭi, ṭhãiṭa |
ঠাঁইগুলি, ঠাঁইগুলা, ঠাঁইগুলো ṭhãiguli, ṭhãigula, ṭhãigulō | |
| objective | ঠাঁইটি, ঠাঁইটা ṭhãiṭi, ṭhãiṭa |
ঠাঁইগুলি, ঠাঁইগুলা, ঠাঁইগুলো ṭhãiguli, ṭhãigula, ṭhãigulō | |
| genitive | ঠাঁইটির, ঠাঁইটার ṭhãiṭir, ṭhãiṭar |
ঠাঁইগুলির, ঠাঁইগুলার, ঠাঁইগুলোর ṭhãigulir, ṭhãigular, ṭhãigulōr | |
| locative | ঠাঁইটিতে, ঠাঁইটাতে, ঠাঁইটায় ṭhãiṭite, ṭhãiṭate, ṭhãiṭaẏ |
ঠাঁইগুলিতে, ঠাঁইগুলাতে, ঠাঁইগুলায়, ঠাঁইগুলোতে ṭhãigulite, ṭhãigulate, ṭhãigulaẏ, ṭhãigulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||