अतिथि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतिथि (atithi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.t̪ɪ.t̪ʰiː/, [ɐ.t̪ɪ.t̪ʰiː]

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Noun

अतिथि • (atithi) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling اتتهہ)

1. guest

   Synonym: मेहमान (mehmān)

   Antonym: आतिथेय (ātithey)

2. stranger
3. person entitled to hospitality

Declension

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

Declension of अतिथि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अतिथि atithi	अतिथि atithi
oblique	अतिथि atithi	अतिथियों atithiyõ
vocative	अतिथि atithi	अतिथियो atithiyo

Declension of अतिथि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अतिथि atithi	अतिथियाँ atithiyā̃
oblique	अतिथि atithi	अतिथियों atithiyõ
vocative	अतिथि atithi	अतिथियो atithiyo

References

• John T. Platts (28 August 2012 (last accessed)), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• atithi (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀢𑀺𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• অতিথি (Bengali script)
• අතිථි (Sinhalese script)
• အတိထိ or ဢတိထိ (Burmese script)
• อติถิ or อะติถิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨲᩥᨳᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຕິຖິ or ອະຕິຖິ (Lao script)
• អតិថិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄖𑄨𑄗𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

अतिथि m

1. guest

Declension

Declension table of "अतिथि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अतिथि (atithi)	अतिथयो (atithayo) or अतिथी (atithī)
Accusative (second)	अतिथिं (atithiṃ) or अतिथिनं (atithinaṃ)	अतिथयो (atithayo) or अतिथी (atithī)
Instrumental (third)	अतिथिना (atithinā)	अतिथीहि (atithīhi) or अतिथीभि (atithībhi)
Dative (fourth)	अतिथिस्स (atithissa) or अतिथिनो (atithino)	अतिथीनं (atithīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अतिथिस्मा (atithismā) or अतिथिम्हा (atithimhā)	अतिथीहि (atithīhi) or अतिथीभि (atithībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अतिथिस्स (atithissa) or अतिथिनो (atithino)	अतिथीनं (atithīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अतिथिस्मिं (atithismiṃ) or अतिथिम्हि (atithimhi)	अतिथीसु (atithīsu)
Vocative (calling)	अतिथि (atithi)	अतिथयो (atithayo) or अतिथी (atithī)

Descendants

• Khmer: អតិថិ (a’te’tʰe’)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অতিথি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬢᬶᬣᬶ (Balinese script)
• অতিথি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰝𑰰𑰞𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀢𑀺𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အတိထိ (Burmese script)
• અતિથિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਤਿਥਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌥𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦠꦶꦡꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂞𑂱𑂟𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅತಿಥಿ (Kannada script)
• អតិថិ (Khmer script)
• ອຕິຖິ (Lao script)
• അതിഥി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢠᡳᡨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘝𑘱𑘞𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢐᠢᠲᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦽𑧒𑦾𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐟𑐶𑐠𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅତିଥି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢡꢶꢢꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆠𑆴𑆡𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖝𑖰𑖞𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අතිථි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩫𑩑𑩬𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚙𑚮𑚚𑚮 (Takri script)
• அதிதி² (Tamil script)
• అతిథి (Telugu script)
• อติถิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཏི་ཐི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒞𑒱𑒟𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨙𑨁𑨚𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *atHthi- (“guest”), and cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬌 (asti, “guest”). Further origin is unclear; the word is traditionally taken as a derivative of अत् (at, “to go constantly”), but this is not certain, and Lubotsky disagrees with this derivation. Schwartz and Malkiel instead propose a relation with व्यथ् (vyath, “to waver”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.ti.tʰi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.t̪i.t̪ʰi/

Noun

अति॑थि • (átithi) stem, m

1. a guest, visitor

   yád vā́ átithipatir átithīn parivíṣya gr̥hā́n upodáity avabhŕ̥tham evá tád upā́vaiti

2. a person entitled to hospitality

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अति॑थि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अति॑थिः (átithiḥ)	अति॑थी (átithī)	अति॑थयः (átithayaḥ)
accusative	अति॑थिम् (átithim)	अति॑थी (átithī)	अति॑थीन् (átithīn)
instrumental	अति॑थिना (átithinā) अति॑थ्या¹ (átithyā¹)	अति॑थिभ्याम् (átithibhyām)	अति॑थिभिः (átithibhiḥ)
dative	अति॑थये (átithaye)	अति॑थिभ्याम् (átithibhyām)	अति॑थिभ्यः (átithibhyaḥ)
ablative	अति॑थेः (átitheḥ) अति॑थ्यः¹ (átithyaḥ¹)	अति॑थिभ्याम् (átithibhyām)	अति॑थिभ्यः (átithibhyaḥ)
genitive	अति॑थेः (átitheḥ) अति॑थ्यः¹ (átithyaḥ¹)	अति॑थ्योः (átithyoḥ)	अति॑थीनाम् (átithīnām)
locative	अति॑थौ (átithau) अति॑था¹ (átithā¹)	अति॑थ्योः (átithyoḥ)	अति॑थिषु (átithiṣu)
vocative	अति॑थे (átithe)	अति॑थी (átithī)	अति॑थयः (átithayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: atithi
• → Bengali: অতিথি (otithi)
• → Khmer: អតិថិ (ʼaʼtetheʼ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अतिथि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 14/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 57-8
• Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 69-70