तीर्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).

Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrth) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھ)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) place of pilgrimage, tirtha; a pilgrimage

Declension

Declension of तीर्थ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थ tīrth
oblique	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थों tīrthõ
vocative	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थो tīrtho

Derived terms

• तीर्थ करना (tīrth karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तीर्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 455

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• *तूर्थ (tūrtha)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তীৰ্থ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬷᬃᬣ (Balinese script)
• তীর্থ (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• တီရ်္ထ (Burmese script)
• તીર્થ (Gujarati script)
• ਤੀਰ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦷꦂꦡ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
• ತೀರ್ಥ (Kannada script)
• តីថ៌ (Khmer script)
• ຕີຣ຺ຖ (Lao script)
• തീര്ഥ (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᡳᡳᡵᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠢᠢᠷᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧓𑧈𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
• ତୀର୍ଥ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢷꢬ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
• තීර්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
• தீர்த² (Tamil script)
• తీర్థ (Telugu script)
• ตีรฺถ (Thai script)
• ཏཱི་རྠ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-th₂ó-, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tiːɾ.tʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪iːɾ.t̪ʰɐ/

Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrtha) stem, n

1. A passage, way or road; that which affords transit:
   1. A ford; a crossing at a river.
   2. Stairs for descent into a river,
   3. A channel or canal; an artificial watercourse.
   4. (Vedic religion) The path to the altar between the चात्वाल (cātvāla, “sacrificial pit”) and उत्कर (utkara, “pile of refuse”).
2. Something sacred or revered; a holy thing or place:
   1. (Hinduism) Lines or parts of the hand considered to be sacred.
   2. (Hinduism, Jainism) A place of pilgrimage (especially at a sacred body of water)
   3. (Vedic religion) Fire (considered to be holy; compare the Zoroastrian 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar)).
3. Someone sacred or revered; a holy or wise person:
   1. A worthy person, especially one worthy to receive something.
   2. A brahman; a member of the Hindu priestly class.
   3. An adviser or counsellor; one entrusted to provide advice.
4. The right place, time, or means.
5. Advice, instruction; that which gives direction.
6. A woman's sexual organs; the vulva.
7. The menstrual cycle; a woman's period.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तीर्थ (tīrtha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तीर्थम् tīrtham	तीर्थे tīrthe	तीर्थानि / तीर्था¹ tīrthāni / tīrthā¹
Vocative	तीर्थ tīrtha	तीर्थे tīrthe	तीर्थानि / तीर्था¹ tīrthāni / tīrthā¹
Accusative	तीर्थम् tīrtham	तीर्थे tīrthe	तीर्थानि / तीर्था¹ tīrthāni / tīrthā¹
Instrumental	तीर्थेन tīrthena	तीर्थाभ्याम् tīrthābhyām	तीर्थैः / तीर्थेभिः¹ tīrthaiḥ / tīrthebhiḥ¹
Dative	तीर्थाय tīrthāya	तीर्थाभ्याम् tīrthābhyām	तीर्थेभ्यः tīrthebhyaḥ
Ablative	तीर्थात् tīrthāt	तीर्थाभ्याम् tīrthābhyām	तीर्थेभ्यः tīrthebhyaḥ
Genitive	तीर्थस्य tīrthasya	तीर्थयोः tīrthayoḥ	तीर्थानाम् tīrthānām
Locative	तीर्थे tīrthe	तीर्थयोः tīrthayoḥ	तीर्थेषु tīrtheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• तीर्थक (tīrthaka)
• तीर्थिक (tīrthika)

 

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀣 (tittha), 𑀢𑀽𑀳 (tūha)
  • Odia: ତୁଠ (tuṭha)
  • Sindhi: تِٿُ (tithu)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ތޮށް (toṣ̊)
  • Sinhalese: තොට (toṭa)
• Pali: tittha
  • → Sinhalese: තිත් (tit)
• Khowar: طورت (thūrt)
  • → Wakhi: tыrt
• → Old Javanese: tīrtha
  • Javanese: ꦠꦶꦂꦠ (tirta)
    • → Indonesian: tirta (“water”)
  • → Balinese: ᬢᬷᬃᬢ (tirta)
• → English: tirtha
• → Hindi: तीर्थ (tīrth)
• → Sinhalese: තීර්‍ථය (tīrthaya)
• → Tamil: தீர்த்தம் (tīrttam)
• → Tocharian B: tīrthe

Proper noun

तीर्थ • (tīrtha) stem, n

1. A male given name.
2. (Hinduism) One of the ten orders of ascetics founded by Adi Shankara (its members add तीर्थ (tīrtha) to their names)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “tīrtha”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 449.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tīrtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press