sītā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sita"

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀻𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सीता (Devanagari script)
  • সীতা (Bengali script)
  • සීතා (Sinhalese script)
  • သီတာ or သဳတာ or သီတႃ (Burmese script)
  • สีตา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩦᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສີຕາ (Lao script)
  • សីតា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄩𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सीता (sītā).

Noun

sītā f

  1. furrow (trench cut in the soil)
Declension
Declension table of "sītā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sītāsītāyo or sītā
Accusative (second)sītaṃsītāyo or sītā
Instrumental (third)sītāyasītāhi or sītābhi
Dative (fourth)sītāyasītānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sītāyasītāhi or sītābhi
Genitive (sixth)sītāyasītānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sītāya or sītāyaṃsītāsu
Vocative (calling)sītesītāyo or sītā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शीता (śītā́).

Adjective

sītā

  1. feminine of sīta (“cold, cool”)

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sītā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 712
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sīˊtā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 775
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