sapattī
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- सपत्ती (Devanagari script)
- সপত্তী (Bengali script)
- සපත්තී (Sinhalese script)
- သပတ္တီ or သပတ္တဳ or သပတ်တီ (Burmese script)
- สปตฺตี or สะปัตตี (Thai script)
- ᩈᨷᨲ᩠ᨲᩦ (Tai Tham script)
- ສປຕ຺ຕີ or ສະປັຕຕີ (Lao script)
- សបត្តី (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄛𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄩 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (savattī).
Noun
sapattī f
- a co-wife
Declension
Declension table of "sapattī" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sapattī | sapattiyo or sapattī |
| Accusative (second) | sapattiṃ or sapattiyaṃ | sapattiyo or sapattī |
| Instrumental (third) | sapattiyā | sapattīhi or sapattībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sapattiyā | sapattīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sapattiyā | sapattīhi or sapattībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sapattiyā | sapattīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sapattiyā or sapattiyaṃ | sapattīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sapatti | sapattiyo or sapattī |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “sapattī”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sapátnī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press