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-था

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tHaH, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-th₂.[1] Cognate with Old Avestan -𐬚𐬁 (-θā), Old Persian -𐎰𐎠 (-θ-a /⁠-θā⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-था (-thā)[2]

  1. forms adverbs of manner

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems]‎[1] (in German), volume 1: Einleitung, Terminologie, Lautgesetze, Adverbialendungen, Nominalsuffixe, Anhänge und Indices, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, pages 182-3
  2. ^ William Dwight Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar[2], § 1101, page 405