As a deity name
Name 210 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
सिता · noun · feminine
चीनी । शक्कर । शर्करा · शुक्ल पक्ष · मल्लिका । मोतिया — Śabdasāgara
सिता · sitā · s.f.
Candied sugar; moonlight; a beautiful woman; spirituous liquor — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 637
सिता · sitā · s.f.
corr. of سيتا sītā, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 637
Cited formation "सिता" is सित + -आ: सित means "White", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "सिता" is सित + -आ: सित means "White", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
white sugar, refined sugar
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sitā" is the feminine form of "sita" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "sitā" is the nominative of "sitiman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sitā" is derived from "si" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. si (cf. √ 4. sā) cl. 5. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxvii, 2; xxxi, 5) sinoti, sinute; sināti, sinīte (really occurring only in pres. sināti, impf. asinot; pf. siṣāya, RV.; aor. [?] siṣet, ib.; asaiṣīt, aseṣṭa Gr.; fut. setā, ib.; siṣyati, MBh.; seṣyati, ˚te Gr.; inf. setave, AV.; setum Gr.), to bind, tie, fetter, RV.; AV.; VS.; PārGṛ.; KaṭhUp. : Caus. sāyayati (aor. asīṣayat) Gr.: Desid. sisīṣati, ˚te, ib. : Intens. seṣīyate, seṣayīti, seṣeti, ib.
si [cf. Gk. ἱ-μάς, ἱ-μονία ; Lett. sinu, ‘to bind’; Angl.Sax. sâl; Germ. Seil.]
sitā (ā), f. white sugar, refined sugar, Suśr. : Hcat.
moonlight, L.
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Dictionary citations
sitā (ā), f. white sugar, refined sugar, Suśr. : Hcat.
moonlight, L.
a handsome woman.
spirituous liquor, L.
N. of various plants (a species of Aparājitā; white Kaṇṭakārī; white Dūrvā grass; Arabian jasmine &c.), Suśr.
1. sita mfn. (for 2. See below; for 3. p. 1214, col. 2) bound, tied, fettered, RV. &c. &c.
joined with, accompanied by (instr.), Prab.; Rājat.; BhP.
sitiman m. whiteness, Kāv.
sitiman m. Whiteness.
1. si (cf. √ 4. sā) cl. 5. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxvii, 2; xxxi, 5) sinoti, sinute; sināti, sinīte (really occurring only in pres. sināti, impf. asinot; pf. siṣāya, RV.; aor. [?] siṣet, ib.; asaiṣīt, aseṣṭa Gr.; fut. setā, ib.; siṣyati, MBh.; seṣyati, ˚te Gr.; inf. setave, AV.; setum Gr.), to bind, tie, fetter, RV.; AV.; VS.; PārGṛ.; KaṭhUp. : Caus. sāyayati (aor. asīṣayat) Gr.: Desid. sisīṣati, ˚te, ib. : Intens. seṣīyate, seṣayīti, seṣeti, ib.
si [cf. Gk. ἱ-μάς, ἱ-μονία ; Lett. sinu, ‘to bind’; Angl.Sax. sâl; Germ. Seil.]
Alternative readings
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