था

See also: थीं, थी, थे, and थ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀬 (thiya), from Sanskrit स्थित (sthita), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰHtás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós. Cognate with Gujarati થવું (thavũ, “to happen”) and Latin stātus (whence French été (“was”)). Doublet of स्थित (sthit).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɑː/, [t̪ʰäː]

Verb

था • (thā) (Urdu spelling تھا)

1. masculine singular imperfect indicative of होना (honā)