ચિઠ્ઠી

Gujarati

Alternative forms

ચિટ્ઠી (ciṭṭhī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (*ciṣṭa, “message”).^[1]

Cognates

Cognate with Assamese and Bengali চিঠি (ciṭhi), Hindustani چٹھی / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Marathi चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī), Nepali चिठी (ciṭhī), Marwari चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), and Sindhi چِٺي / चिठी (ciṭhī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʈʰ.ʈʰi/
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: ચિઠ્‧ઠી

Noun

ચિઠ્ઠી • (ciṭhṭhī) f

letter, a written or printed communication
Synonyms: પત્ર (patra), ખત (khat), મકતૂબ (maktūb)

Declension

Declension of **ચિઠ્ઠી**
	singular	plural
nominative	ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī)	ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo)
oblique	ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī)	ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo)
vocative	ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī)	ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo)
instrumental	ચિઠ્ઠી (ciṭhṭhī)	ચિઠ્ઠીઓ (ciṭhṭhīo)
locative	ચિઠ્ઠીએ (ciṭhṭhīe)	ચિઠ્ઠીઓએ (ciṭhṭhīoe)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ciṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press