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(8370)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Konkani पिट्टि (piṭṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) n

1. flour
2. meal, except that of wheat

Derived terms

• पिठलं (piṭhla, “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, “पीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857.
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “पीठ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “piṣṭá(8218)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.

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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 diety

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