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Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa बइसइ (baïsaï, “to sit; to approach”), from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï), from Sanskrit ઉપવિશતિ (úpaviśati, “to sit; to approach”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
બેસવું • (běṭhvũ) (intransitive)[2][3][4][5]
- to sit
- બેસી જા! ― besī jā! ― take a seat!
Conjugation
The suppletive perfective form is બેઠું (běṭhũ).
Derived terms
References
More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 105: “G. bεsvũ: bεṭho”
- ^ “બેસવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “બેસવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “બેસવું”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- ^ “બેસવું”, in गुजराती-हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी त्रिभाषा कोश (gujrātī-hindī-aṅgrezī tribhāṣā koś) [Gujarati-Hindi-English Trilingual Dictionary] (in Hindi), volume 2, केंद्रीय हिंदी निदेशालय [Central Hindi Directorate], 1989, page 1358