बैठना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
बिठना (biṭhnā)
बैठना (baiṭhnā)
बिठाना (biṭhānā)
बैठवाना (baiṭhvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (uvaviṭṭha, past participle of 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀤𑀺 (uvavisadi)) + -ना (-nā) with the aphaeresis of /u/,[1] from Sanskrit उपविशति (upaviśati, “to sit; to approach”).[2] Compare Punjabi ਬੈਠਣਾ (baiṭhṇā), Nepali बस्नु (basnu), Gujarati બેસવું (besvũ), Marathi बसणे (basṇe), Bengali বসা (bośa), Assamese বহা (boha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɛːʈʰ.nɑː/, [bɛːʈʰ.näː]
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Verb

बैठना • (baiṭhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بیٹھنا)

  1. to sit
  2. to relax, do nothing
  3. (auxiliary) to do something carelessly
    वह अपना हाथ जला बैठा। ― vah apnā hāth jalā baiṭhā. ― He carelessly burnt his hand.

Conjugation

References

  1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 46
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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