था

See also: थीं, थी, थे, and

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia), from Sanskrit स्थित (sthita), from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós, from *steh₂- + *-tós.

    Cognate with Gujarati થવું (thavũ, to happen) and Latin stātus (whence French été (been)). Doublet of स्थित (sthit). See -आ (, participle suffix) for more.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    था • (thā) (Urdu spelling تھا)

    1. masculine singular imperfect indicative of होना (honā)