ચિઠ્ઠી

Gujarati

ચિઠ્ઠી

Alternative forms

• ચિટ્ઠી (ciṭṭhī)

Etymology

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

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

1. 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)