Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baitho/ ਬ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Verb Word # ਬੈਠੋ baitho Say it**BAY-tho, with an aspirated retroflex th**Type**Verb**Shahmukhiبیٹھو In short Baitho (ਬੈਠੋ) means 'sit down' in Punjabi. It is the polite command form of the verb baithna, 'to sit', used with elders, guests, strangers or a group, while the familiar form with a close friend or a child is baith. It comes from Prakrit uvaviṭṭha and Sanskrit upaviṣṭa, 'seated'. ## How it's used 1. 1ਆਓ, ਬੈਠੋ।Come in, sit down. 2. 2ਇੱਥੇ ਬੈਠੋ, ਚਾਹ ਪੀ ਲਓ।Sit here, have some tea. 3. 3ਆਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਬੈਠੋ, ਕੋਈ ਜਲਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ।Sit comfortably, there is no hurry. Show 2 more examples 1. 4ਮੰਜੇ ਤੇ ਬੈਠੋ, ਮੈਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।Sit on the charpai, I am coming. 2. 5ਬੱਚਿਓ, ਚੁੱਪ ਕਰਕੇ ਬੈਠੋ।Children, sit quietly. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਬੈਠੋ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਬੈਠ ਜਾਓ'। ਇਹ ਬੈਠਣਾ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਆਕਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਉਵਵਿੱਠ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਉਪਵਿਸ਼ਟ ਤੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ। ਬੈਠੋ ਨਾਲ ਆਓ ਬੈਠੋ, ਇੱਥੇ ਬੈਠੋ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਬੈਠੋ ਵਰਗੇ ਵਾਕ ਬਣਦੇ ਹਨ। ਤੂਂ ਨਾਲ 'ਬੈਠ' ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਲਈ 'ਬੈਠਿਓ' ਜਾਂ 'ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਬੈਠੋ' ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## What does baitho mean in Punjabi? Baitho (ਬੈਠੋ) means 'sit down' in Punjabi. It is the polite way of inviting someone to sit, used with elders, guests and strangers, or with a group, and it comes from the verb baithna, 'to sit'. You will hear it the moment a guest arrives at a Punjabi home: 'aao, baitho', come in, sit down, often followed at once by an offer of water or tea. ## Where does baitho come from? Baitho comes from the verb baithna (ਬੈਠਣਾ), 'to sit'. Wiktionary traces it to Prakrit uvaviṭṭha, from Sanskrit upaviṣṭa, 'seated', built from upa-, 'near', and viṣṭa, 'seated'. The stem is baiṭh, and baitho is the stem with the polite ending o added. The same verb lives in Hindi and Urdu as baiṭhnā, 'to sit'. ## How is baitho used in everyday speech? Baitho is the first word of Punjabi hospitality. 'Aao, baitho' welcomes a guest, 'ithe baitho' points to a seat, and 'aram naal baitho' means sit comfortably, take your time. It is heard in homes, in classrooms, at weddings and on the charpai in the courtyard, wherever people gather. It also turns up in gentle orders to children: 'chup karke baitho', sit quietly. ## Baitho, baith and baithio: which form should you use? Punjabi changes the ending to show respect. With tu, the familiar 'you' for a close friend or a child, the command is the bare stem: baith, sit. With tusi, the polite 'you' for elders and strangers, and for any group, it is baitho. A still softer form is the jussive baithio, which sounds like a gentle request, 'please sit'. To ask someone not to sit, put na after the verb: 'na baitho', do not sit. ## Related words [ਉੱਠਣਾuthnaTo rise; to wake up](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/uthna/)[ਆਉਣਾaunato come: to move toward the speaker or home](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/auna/)[ਜਾਣਾjanato go: to move away toward a place](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jana/)[ਦੱਸੋdassotell (polite command)](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dasso/)[ਕਰੋkarodo (polite command)](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/karo/) Advertisement Sources (3) 1. [Wiktionary: ਬੈਠਣਾ; imperative baiṭh (familiar), baiṭho (plural/formal); polite jussive baiṭhio; Shahmukhi بیٹھنا](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ਬੈਠਣਾ) 2. [Wiktionary: بیٹھنا; derived from Prakrit uvaviṭṭha, from Sanskrit upaviṣṭa, from upa- + viṣṭa](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/بیٹھنا) 3. 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