पीठ

पीठ

See also: पाठ

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

Declension of पीठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पीठ pīṭh	पीठ pīṭh
oblique	पीठ pīṭh	पीठों pīṭhõ
vocative	पीठ pīṭh	पीठो pīṭho

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (piṭṭhi), from Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭha). Cognate with Punjabi ਪਿੱਠ (piṭṭh).

Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) f (Urdu spelling پیٹھ‎)

1. back (rear of the body)

Declension

Declension of पीठ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पीठ pīṭh	पीठें pīṭhẽ
oblique	पीठ pīṭh	पीठों pīṭhõ
vocative	पीठ pīṭh	पीठो pīṭho

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi पीठ (pīṭha), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate to Konkani पिट्टि (piṭṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʈʰ/, [piːʈʰ]

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Noun

पीठ • (pīṭh) n

1. flour
2. meal, except that of wheat

Derived terms

• पिठलं (piṭhla, “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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• pīṭha (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀻𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• পীঠ (Bengali script)
• පීඨ (Sinhalese script)
• ပီဌ or ပဳဌ or ပီꩧ (Burmese script)
• ปีฐ or ปีฐะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩦᨮ (Tai Tham script)
• ປີຐ or ປີຐະ (Lao script)
• បីឋ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄩𑄒 (Chakma script)

Noun

पीठ n

1. Devanagari script form of pīṭha (“chair”)

Declension

Declension table of "पीठ" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	पीठं (pīṭhaṃ)	पीठानि (pīṭhāni)
Accusative (second)	पीठं (pīṭhaṃ)	पीठानि (pīṭhāni)
Instrumental (third)	पीठेन (pīṭhena)	पीठेहि (pīṭhehi) or पीठेभि (pīṭhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	पीठस्स (pīṭhassa) or पीठाय (pīṭhāya) or पीठत्थं (pīṭhatthaṃ)	पीठानं (pīṭhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	पीठस्मा (pīṭhasmā) or पीठम्हा (pīṭhamhā) or पीठा (pīṭhā)	पीठेहि (pīṭhehi) or पीठेभि (pīṭhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	पीठस्स (pīṭhassa)	पीठानं (pīṭhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	पीठस्मिं (pīṭhasmiṃ) or पीठम्हि (pīṭhamhi) or पीठे (pīṭhe)	पीठेसु (pīṭhesu)
Vocative (calling)	पीठ (pīṭha)	पीठानि (pīṭhāni)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /piː.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

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

• Hindi: पीठ (pīṭh)
• Telugu: పీఠము (pīṭhamu)