سیٹھا

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱeys-?

Sanskrit शिष् (śiṣ)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)

Urdu سیٹھا (seṭhā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha), from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “left over”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /siː.ʈʰɑː/

Adjective

سِیٹھا • (sīṭhā) (Hindi spelling सीठा)

1. insipid, tasteless

References

• “سیٹھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.