Hindi

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

Etymology

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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

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

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बैठना (baiṭhnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بیٹھنا)

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

Conjugation

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References

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  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