ચિઠ્ઠી
Gujarati
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ચિઠ્ઠી
Alternative forms
- ચિટ્ઠી (ciṭṭhī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa, “message”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćiṣṭás, possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čištás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis-tós, from *kʷeys- (“to observe”).[1] Cognate with Assamese চিঠি (sithi), Bengali চিঠি (ciṭhi), Hindustani چٹھی / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Marathi चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī), Nepali चिठी (ciṭhī), Rajasthani चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), and Sindhi چِٺي / चिठी (ciṭhī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪʈʰ.ʈʰi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ચિઠ્‧ઠી
Noun
ચિઠ્ઠી • (ciṭhṭhī) f
- letter, a written or printed communication
- Synonyms: પત્ર (patra), ખત (khat), મકતૂબ (maktūb)
Declension
| Declension of ચિઠ્ઠી | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī) | ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo) |
| oblique | ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī) | ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo) |
| vocative | ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī) | ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo) |
| instrumental | ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī) | ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo) |
| locative | ચિઠ્ઠીએ (ciṭhṭhīe) | ચિઠ્ઠીઓએ (ciṭhṭhīoe) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ciṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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