सीता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सीता (sītā)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /siː.t̪ɑː/, [siː.t̪äː]

Proper noun

सीता • (sītā) f

  1. (Hinduism) Sita (an avatar of Lakshmi)
  2. a female given name, Sita
  3. Seetha River (a river in India)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

सीता • (sītā) stem, f

  1. a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare
  2. name of the eastern branch of the four mythical branches of the Ganga
  3. name of an Upanishad
  4. spirituous liquor

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सीता (sītā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सीता
sītā
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Vocative सीते
sīte
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Accusative सीताम्
sītām
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Instrumental सीतया / सीता¹
sītayā / sītā¹
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभिः
sītābhiḥ
Dative सीतायै
sītāyai
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभ्यः
sītābhyaḥ
Ablative सीतायाः / सीतायै²
sītāyāḥ / sītāyai²
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभ्यः
sītābhyaḥ
Genitive सीतायाः / सीतायै²
sītāyāḥ / sītāyai²
सीतयोः
sītayoḥ
सीतानाम्
sītānām
Locative सीतायाम्
sītāyām
सीतयोः
sītayoḥ
सीतासु
sītāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

सीता • (sītā) stem, f

  1. (Hinduism), Adoptive daughter of Janaka and Sunayanā, sister of Urmila, wife of Rāma, mother of Lava and Kusha.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सीता (sītā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सीता
sītā
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Vocative सीते
sīte
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Accusative सीताम्
sītām
सीते
sīte
सीताः
sītāḥ
Instrumental सीतया / सीता¹
sītayā / sītā¹
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभिः
sītābhiḥ
Dative सीतायै
sītāyai
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभ्यः
sītābhyaḥ
Ablative सीतायाः / सीतायै²
sītāyāḥ / sītāyai²
सीताभ्याम्
sītābhyām
सीताभ्यः
sītābhyaḥ
Genitive सीतायाः / सीतायै²
sītāyāḥ / sītāyai²
सीतयोः
sītayoḥ
सीतानाम्
sītānām
Locative सीतायाम्
sītāyām
सीतयोः
sītayoḥ
सीतासु
sītāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Bengali: সীতা (śita)
  • Burmese: သီတာ (sita)
  • Chinese: 悉多
  • Hindi: सीता (sītā)
  • Indonesian: Shinta
  • Khmer: សីតា (səytaa)
  • Malayalam: സീത (sīta)
  • Marathi: सीता (sītā)
  • Nepali: सीता (sītā)
  • Tamil: சீதை (cītai)
  • Thai: สีดา

References

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