पीठ

See also: पाठ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /piːʈʰ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha).

Noun

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

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

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh).

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) f (Urdu spelling پیٹھ‎)

1. back (rear of the body)

Declension

Declension of पीठ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पीठ pīṭh	पीठें pīṭhẽ
oblique	पीठ pīṭh	पीठों pīṭhõ
vocative	पीठ pīṭh	पीठो pīṭho

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

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), Oriya ପିଠା (piṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]

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Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) n

1. flour
2. meal, except that of wheat

Declension

Declension of पीठ (pīṭh)
direct singular	पीठ pīṭh
direct plural	पिठे, पिठं piṭhe, piṭha
	singular		plural
nominative	पीठ pīṭh		पिठे, पिठं piṭhe, piṭha
oblique	पिठा- piṭhā-		पिठां- piṭhāN-
dative	पिठाला piṭhālā		पिठांना piṭhāNnā
ergative	पिठाने piṭhāne		पिठांनी piṭhāNni
instrumental	पिठाशी piṭhāśi		पिठांशी piṭhāNśi
locative	पिठात piṭhāt		पिठांत piṭhāNt
vocative	पिठा piṭhā		पिठांनो piṭhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पीठ
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	पिठाचा piṭhāċā	पिठाचे piṭhāce	पिठाची piṭhāci	पिठाच्या piṭhāca	पिठाचे, पिठाचं piṭhāce, piṭhāċa	पिठाची piṭhāci	पिठाच्या piṭhāca
plural subject	पिठांचा piṭhāNċā	पिठांचे piṭhāNce	पिठांची piṭhāNci	पिठांच्या piṭhāNca	पिठांचे, पिठांचं piṭhāNce, piṭhāNċa	पिठांची piṭhāNci	पिठांच्या piṭhāNca
* 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

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

 

See also

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

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “piṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• pīṭha (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀻𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• পীঠ (Bengali script)
• පීඨ (Sinhalese script)
• ပီဌ or ပဳဌ or ပီꩧ (Burmese script)
• ปีฐ or ปีฐะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩦᨮ (Tai Tham script)
• ປີຐ or ປີຐະ (Lao script)
• បីឋ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄩𑄒 (Chakma script)

Noun

पीठ n

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

Declension

Declension table of "पीठ" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /piː.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭha) m

1. seat, bench, desk
2. base, plinth (of a statue)
3. altar
4. (religious) seat of a deity

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पीठ (pīṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पीठः pīṭhaḥ	पीठौ pīṭhau	पीठाः / पीठासः¹ pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	पीठ pīṭha	पीठौ pīṭhau	पीठाः / पीठासः¹ pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पीठम् pīṭham	पीठौ pīṭhau	पीठान् pīṭhān
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

• Pali: pīṭha

→Tatsama:

• Hindi: पीठ (pīṭh)
• Telugu: పీఠము (pīṭhamu)