itthi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀇𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• इत्थि (Devanagari script)
• ইত্থি (Bengali script)
• ඉත්‍ථි (Sinhalese script)
• ဣတ္ထိ or ဢိတ္ထိ or ဢိတ်ထိ (Burmese script)
• อิตฺถิ or อิตถิ (Thai script)
• ᩍᨲ᩠ᨳᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິຕ຺ຖິ or ອິຕຖິ (Lao script)
• ឥត្ថិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄨 (Chakma script)

• thī (Latin script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī). The phonetically regular descendant is the rare thī.

Noun

itthi f

1. woman, female
2. wife

Usage notes

This word exhibits two stems, itthi and itthī.

Declension

Declension table of "itthi" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	itthi or itthī	itthiyo or itthī
Accusative (second)	itthiṃ or itthiyaṃ	itthiyo or itthī
Instrumental (third)	itthiyā	itthīhi or itthībhi
Dative (fourth)	itthiyā	itthīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	itthiyā or itthyā	itthīhi or itthībhi
Genitive (sixth)	itthiyā	itthīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	itthiyā or itthiyaṃ or itthyaṃ	itthīsu
Vocative (calling)	itthi	itthiyo or itthī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “itthi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead