सुस्ती

See also: सुस्त and सस्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سستی (sustī). By surface analysis, सुस्त (sust, “lazy, idle”) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Gujarati સુસ્તી (sustī), Marathi सुस्ती (sustī), Bengali সুস্তী (śusti), Punjabi ਸੁਸਤੀ (sustī), Sindhi سُستي (sustī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊs.t̪iː/

Noun

सुस्ती • (sustī) f (Urdu spelling سُسْتِی)

1. laziness, sloth

   Synonyms: आलस (ālas), आलस्य (ālasya)

Declension

Declension of सुस्ती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सुस्ती sustī	सुस्तियाँ sustiyā̃
oblique	सुस्ती sustī	सुस्तियों sustiyõ
vocative	सुस्ती sustī	सुस्तियो sustiyo

Further reading

• “सुस्ती”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सुस्ती”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुस्ती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सुस्ती”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سستی (sustī). By surface analysis, सुस्त (susta) +‎ -ई (-ī). Compare Gujarati સુસ્તી (sustī), Hindustani سُسْتِی (sustī) / सुस्ती (sustī), Sindhi سُستي / सुस्ती, سُستائي / सुस्ताई, Punjabi ਸੁਸਤੀ (sustī) / سُستِی (sustī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sus.t̪i/, [sus.t̪iː]

Noun

सुस्ती • (sustī) f

1. lethargy, sluggishness, indolence, drowsiness

   Synonym: आळस (āḷas)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सुस्ती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुस्ती”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सुस्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).