dhītā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀥𑀻𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• धीता (Devanagari script)
• ধীতা (Bengali script)
• ධීතා (Sinhalese script)
• ဓီတာ or ဓဳတာ or ꩪီတႃ (Burmese script)
• ธีตา (Thai script)
• ᨵᩦᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຘີຕາ (Lao script)
• ធីតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄙𑄩𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit धयति (dhayati, “to suck”), cf. Latin fīlia (“daughter”) from the same root. More immediately, compare Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] and Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā).

It might also be a contraction of Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ, “daughter”), possibly before the loss of the laryngeals; it has certainly blended with this word or its Pali reflex Sanskrit duhitar.

Noun

dhītā f

1. daughter

Declension

Declension table of "dhītā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dhītā	dhītaro or dhītāyo or dhītā
Accusative (second)	dhītaraṃ or dhītaṃ	dhītaro or dhītāyo or dhītā
Instrumental (third)	dhītarā or dhītāya	dhītūhi or dhītūbhi or dhītāhi or dhītābhi
Dative (fourth)	dhītu or dhītuyā or dhītāya	dhītānaṃ or dhītūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dhītarā or dhītāya	dhītūhi or dhītūbhi or dhītāhi or dhītābhi
Genitive (sixth)	dhītu or dhītuyā or dhītāya	dhītānaṃ or dhītūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dhītaro or dhītāya or dhītāyaṃ	dhītāsu or dhītūsu
Vocative (calling)	dhītā or dhīte	dhītaro or dhītāyo or dhītā

Descendants

• → Khmer: ធីតា (thiidaa)
• → Sanskrit: धीता (dhītā)
• → Thai: ธิดา (tí-daa)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dhītar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead