थाती

Hindi

Alternative forms

• थाथी (thāthī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (thattia, “rest”), from Sanskrit *स्थाप्ति (sthāpti, “placing”), from स्थापयति (sthāpáyati, “to cause to stand, place, locate, lay”).

Compare Punjabi ਥਾਥੀ (thāthī, “capital, sum, collection”), Nepali थात् (thāt, “place, native place”), थाति (thāti, “stake in gambling, postponement”), Odia ଥାତି (thāti, “hoarded wealth, deposit, riches”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɑː.t̪iː/, [t̪ʰäː.t̪iː]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪iː

Noun

थाती • (thātī) f (Urdu spelling تھاتی)

1. money laid by; deposit
2. something promised; a pledge
3. something given in trust; a trust; a charge

   Synonyms: धरोहर (dharohar), अमानत (amānat)

Declension

Declension of थाती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थाती thātī	थातियाँ thātiyā̃
oblique	थाती thātī	थातियों thātiyõ
vocative	थाती thātī	थातियो thātiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “थाती”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “थाती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sthāpti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press