स्थिति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थिति (sthiti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /st̪ʰɪ.t̪iː/

Noun

स्थिति • (sthiti) f (Urdu spelling ستهتي)

1. situation

   वह तनावपूर्ण स्थिति में है।

   vah tanāvpūrṇ sthiti mẽ hai.

   He is in a tense situation.

2. position

   तुम्हारी सहायता करने की स्थिति में नहीं हूँ।

   tumhārī sahāytā karne kī sthiti mẽ nahī̃ hū̃.

   I am not in a position to help you.

Declension

Declension of स्थिति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्थिति sthiti	स्थितियाँ sthitiyā̃
oblique	स्थिति sthiti	स्थितियों sthitiyõ
vocative	स्थिति sthiti	स्थितियो sthitiyo

Derived terms

• परिस्थिति (paristhiti, “environment, situation”)
• मनस्थिति (manasthiti, “state of mind”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “स्थिति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थिति (sthiti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [st̪ʰit̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: स्थिति

Noun

स्थिति • (sthiti)

1. condition, situation

Derived terms

• परिस्थिति (paristhiti, “environment, situation”)
• मनस्थिति (manasthiti, “state of mind”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্থিতি (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬣᬶᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• স্থিতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰰𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ထိတိ (Burmese script)
• સ્થિતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਥਿਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦡꦶꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂱𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (Kannada script)
• ស្ថិតិ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຖິຕິ (Lao script)
• സ്ഥിതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡨᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘱𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠲᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧒𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐶𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଥିତି (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢢꢶꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆴𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖰𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්ථිති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩑𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚮𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸ்தி²தி (Tamil script)
• స్థితి (Telugu script)
• สฺถิติ (Thai script)
• སྠི་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒱𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨁𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”). Cognate with Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis), Latvian stātis, Proto-Germanic *stadiz (English stead). By surface analysis, a zero-grade formation from the root स्था (sthā, “to stand”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /stʰí.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ʰi.t̪i/

Noun

स्थिति॑ • (sthíti) stem, f

1. standing upright or firmly, not falling
2. standing, staying, remaining, abiding, stay
3. residence, sojourn
4. situation, state, position

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of स्थिति॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्थितिः॑ (sthítiḥ)	स्थिती॑ (sthítī)	स्थित॑यः (sthítayaḥ)
accusative	स्थिति॑म् (sthítim)	स्थिती॑ (sthítī)	स्थितीः॑ (sthítīḥ)
instrumental	स्थित्या॑ (sthítyā) स्थिती॑¹ (sthítī¹)	स्थिति॑भ्याम् (sthítibhyām)	स्थिति॑भिः (sthítibhiḥ)
dative	स्थित॑ये (sthítaye) स्थित्यै॑ (sthítyai)	स्थिति॑भ्याम् (sthítibhyām)	स्थिति॑भ्यः (sthítibhyaḥ)
ablative	स्थितेः॑ (sthíteḥ) स्थित्याः॑ (sthítyāḥ) स्थित्यै॑² (sthítyai²)	स्थिति॑भ्याम् (sthítibhyām)	स्थिति॑भ्यः (sthítibhyaḥ)
genitive	स्थितेः॑ (sthíteḥ) स्थित्याः॑ (sthítyāḥ) स्थित्यै॑² (sthítyai²)	स्थित्योः॑ (sthítyoḥ)	स्थिती॑नाम् (sthítīnām)
locative	स्थितौ॑ (sthítau) स्थित्या॑म् (sthítyām) स्थिता॑¹ (sthítā¹)	स्थित्योः॑ (sthítyoḥ)	स्थिति॑षु (sthítiṣu)
vocative	स्थिते॑ (sthíte)	स्थिती॑ (sthítī)	स्थित॑यः (sthítayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• परिस्थिति (paristhiti, “environment, situation”)
• मनस्थिति (manasthiti, “state of mind”)

Descendants

• Assamese: থিয় (thio)
• Pali: ṭhiti
  • → Khmer: ឋិតិ (theteʼ)
  • → Thai: ฐิติ (tì-dtì)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀣𑀺𑀇 (thii)
• → Hindi: स्थिति (sthiti)
• → Kannada: ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (sthiti)
• → Khmer: ស្ថិតិ (stheteʼ)
• → Malayalam: സ്ഥിതി (sthiti)
• → Marathi: स्थिती (sthitī)
• → Nepali: स्थिति (sthiti)
• → Odia: ସ୍ଥିତି (sthiti)
• → Punjabi: ਸਥਿਤੀ (sathitī)
• → Telugu: స్థితి (sthiti)
• → Thai: สถิติ (sà-tì-dtì)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “स्थिति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1264, column 2.