था

See also: थीं, थी, थे, and थ

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós
    Sanskrit स्थित (sthita)
    Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia)
    Hindi था (thā)

    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 (“been”)). Doublet of स्थित (sthit). See -आ (-ā, participle suffix) for more.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    था • (thā) (Urdu spelling تھا)

    1. masculine singular imperfect indicative of होना (honā)
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