सेठ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas. Doublet of श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), a tatsama. Cognate to Punjabi ਸੇਠ (seṭh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /seːʈʰ/

Noun

सेठ • (seṭh) m (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)

1. merchant
2. banker

Declension

Declension of सेठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेठ seṭh	सेठ seṭh
oblique	सेठ seṭh	सेठों seṭhõ
vocative	सेठ seṭh	सेठो seṭho

Proper noun

सेठ • (seṭh) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)

1. a surname

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of सेठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेठ seṭh	सेठ seṭh
oblique	सेठ seṭh	सेठों seṭhõ
vocative	सेठ seṭh	सेठो seṭho

Declension of सेठ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेठ seṭh	सेठें seṭhẽ
oblique	सेठ seṭh	सेठों seṭhõ
vocative	सेठ seṭh	सेठो seṭho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrēṣṭhin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press