सेठ
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas. Doublet of श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), a tatsama. Cognate to Punjabi ਸੇਠ (seṭh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /seːʈʰ/
Noun
सेठ • (seṭh) m (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सेठ seṭh |
सेठ seṭh |
| oblique | सेठ seṭh |
सेठों seṭhõ |
| vocative | सेठ seṭh |
सेठो seṭho |
Proper noun
सेठ • (seṭh) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)
- a surname
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सेठ seṭh |
सेठ seṭh |
| oblique | सेठ seṭh |
सेठों seṭhõ |
| vocative | सेठ seṭh |
सेठो seṭho |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सेठ seṭh |
सेठें seṭhẽ |
| oblique | सेठ seṭh |
सेठों seṭhõ |
| vocative | सेठ seṭh |
सेठो seṭho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrēṣṭhin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press