पीठ

See also: पाठ and पेठ

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (back), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-ós. Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 (paršta), Persian پشت (pošt, back), and Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ.

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) f (Urdu spelling پیٹھ)

  1. back (rear of the body)
Declension

References

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), Odia ପିଠା (piṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]
  • (file)

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) n

  1. flour
  2. meal, except that of wheat

Declension

Declension of पीठ (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
पिठ
piṭh
direct
plural
पिठे, पिठं
piṭhe, piṭha
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
पिठ
piṭh
पिठे, पिठं
piṭhe, piṭha
oblique
सामान्यरूप
पिठा
piṭhā
पिठां-
piṭhān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
पिठाला
piṭhālā
पिठांना
piṭhānnā
ergative पिठाने, पिठानं
piṭhāne, piṭhāna
पिठांनी
piṭhānnī
instrumental पिठाशी
piṭhāśī
पिठांशी
piṭhānśī
locative
सप्तमी
पिठात
piṭhāt
पिठांत
piṭhāt
vocative
संबोधन
पिठा
piṭhā
पिठांनो
piṭhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of पीठ (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
पिठाचा
piṭhāċā
पिठाचे
piṭhāċe
पिठाची
piṭhācī
पिठाच्या
piṭhācā
पिठाचे, पिठाचं
piṭhāċe, piṭhāċa
पिठाची
piṭhācī
पिठाच्या
piṭhācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
पिठांचा
piṭhānċā
पिठांचे
piṭhānċe
पिठांची
piṭhāñcī
पिठांच्या
piṭhāncā
पिठांचे, पिठांचं
piṭhānċe, piṭhānċa
पिठांची
piṭhāñcī
पिठांच्या
piṭhāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (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, “”, 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

Noun

पीठ n

  1. Devanagari script form of pīṭha (chair)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭha) stem, 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 / पीठा¹
pīṭhau / pīṭhā¹
पीठाः / पीठासः¹
pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative पीठ
pīṭha
पीठौ / पीठा¹
pīṭhau / pīṭhā¹
पीठाः / पीठासः¹
pīṭhāḥ / pīṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative पीठम्
pīṭham
पीठौ / पीठा¹
pīṭhau / pīṭhā¹
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:

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024), pīṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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