sītā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sita"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀻𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
सीता (Devanagari script)
সীতা (Bengali script)
සීතා (Sinhalese script)
သီတာ or သဳတာ or သီတႃ (Burmese script)
สีตา (Thai script)
ᩈᩦᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ສີຕາ (Lao script)
សីតា (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄩𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सीता (sītā).

Noun

sītā f

furrow (trench cut in the soil)

Declension

Declension table of "sītā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sītā	sītāyo or sītā
Accusative (second)	sītaṃ	sītāyo or sītā
Instrumental (third)	sītāya	sītāhi or sītābhi
Dative (fourth)	sītāya	sītānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sītāya	sītāhi or sītābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sītāya	sītānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sītāya or sītāyaṃ	sītāsu
Vocative (calling)	sīte	sītāyo or sītā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शीता (śītā́).

Adjective

sītā

feminine of sīta (“cold, cool”)

Further reading

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “sītā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 712
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sīˊtā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 775

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