चिठ्ठी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćiṣṭás (“message”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) (see Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī) for more). Compare Gujarati ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī), Hindustani چِٹِّھی / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Punjabi ਚਿੱਟ (ciṭṭa) / چِٹّ (ciṭṭ), Nepali चिठी (ciṭhī), Bengali চিঠি (ciṭhi), Assamese চিঠি (sithi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕiʈ.ʈʰi/, [t͡ɕiʈ.ʈʰiː]
Declension
| Declension of चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
चिठ्ठी ciṭhṭhī | ||
| direct plural |
चिठ्ठ्या ciṭhṭhyā | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | चिठ्ठी ciṭhṭhī |
चिठ्ठ्या ciṭhṭhyā | |
| oblique | चिठ्ठी- ciṭhṭhi- |
चिठ्ठ्यां- ciṭhṭhyāN- | |
| dative | चिठ्ठीला ciṭhṭhilā |
चिठ्ठ्यांना ciṭhṭhyāNnā | |
| ergative | चिठ्ठीने ciṭhṭhine |
चिठ्ठ्यांनी ciṭhṭhyāNni | |
| instrumental | चिठ्ठीशी ciṭhṭhiśi |
चिठ्ठ्यांशी ciṭhṭhyāNśi | |
| locative | चिठ्ठीत ciṭhṭhit |
चिठ्ठ्यांत ciṭhṭhyāNt | |
| vocative | चिठ्ठी ciṭhṭhi |
चिठ्ठ्यांनो ciṭhṭhyāNno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of चिठ्ठी | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | चिठ्ठीचा ciṭhṭhiċā |
चिठ्ठीचे ciṭhṭhice |
चिठ्ठीची ciṭhṭhici |
चिठ्ठीच्या ciṭhṭhica |
चिठ्ठीचे, चिठ्ठीचं ciṭhṭhice, ciṭhṭhiċa |
चिठ्ठीची ciṭhṭhici |
चिठ्ठीच्या ciṭhṭhica | |
| plural subject | चिठ्ठ्यांचा ciṭhṭhyāNċā |
चिठ्ठ्यांचे ciṭhṭhyāNce |
चिठ्ठ्यांची ciṭhṭhyāNci |
चिठ्ठ्यांच्या ciṭhṭhyāNca |
चिठ्ठ्यांचे, चिठ्ठ्यांचं ciṭhṭhyāNce, ciṭhṭhyāNċa |
चिठ्ठ्यांची ciṭhṭhyāNci |
चिठ्ठ्यांच्या ciṭhṭhyāNca | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- सोडचिठ्ठी (soḍciṭhṭhī, “divorce paper”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चिठ्ठी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चिट्टी,_चिठी,_चिठ्ठी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “चिट्टी-ठ्ठी,_चिटी-ठी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ciṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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