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पीठ

See also: पाठ and पेठ

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha).

Noun

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पीठ • (pīṭh) m (Urdu spelling پیٹھ)

  1. seat, bench, desk
  2. base, plinth (of a statue)
  3. altar
  4. (Hinduism) seat of a deity
Declension
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Declension of पीठ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठ
pīṭh
oblique पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठों
pīṭhõ
vocative पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठो
pīṭho

Etymology 2

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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

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पीठ • (pīṭh) f (Urdu spelling پیٹھ)

  1. back (rear of the body)
Declension
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Declension of पीठ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठें
pīṭhẽ
oblique पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठों
pīṭhõ
vocative पीठ
pīṭh 		पीठो
pīṭho

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Marathi

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Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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पीठ • (pīṭh) n

  1. flour
  2. meal, except that of wheat

Declension

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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
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

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  • पिठले (piṭhle, “a boiled and spicy sauce made of gram flour”)

See also

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  • कणीक (kaṇīk, “flour or meal which may be made of wheat”)

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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पीठ n

  1. Devanagari script form of pīṭha (“chair”)

Declension

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Declension table of "पीठ" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
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

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Etymology

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Likely a substrate borrowing, as evidenced by phonetic variants which were precursors to derivatives in modern descendants.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पीठ • (pīṭha) stem, n

  1. seat, bench, desk, stool, chair
  2. a religious student's seat (made properly of Kuśa grass)
  3. case, pedestal (esp. of an idol)
  4. royal seat, throne
  5. place, office
  6. base, plinth (of a statue)
  7. altar
  8. (religious) seat of a deity
  9. a district, province
  10. a particular posture in sitting
  11. (geometry) the complement of a segment

Declension

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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
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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  • Pali: pīṭha
  • → Hindi: पीठ (pīṭh) (learned)
  • → Telugu: పీఠము (pīṭhamu) (learned)

References

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  • 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]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 136
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 291

Further reading

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  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pīṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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