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था : thā vi was; [fem. थी; m pl. थे, fem. pl. थीं were]: वह वहाँ थी, मैं नहीं था she was there, I was not; वे फल ख़राब थे those fruits were bad; वे औरतें तब यहाँ थीं those women were then here. [as Aux.] वह सोया हुआ था he was alseep; वे जा रहे थे they were going; वे जाते थे they used to go; वे गये थे they had gone; मुझे जाना था I had to go; मैं जा सकता था I could go.

¹ thān mc stall (for horses): ~ से घ़ोड़ा लाना to bring out a horse from the --; △ अच्छे ~ का घोड़ा horse of a good breed.

= थियेटर q. v.

thātī fu (anything given in) trust, charge; किसी के पास ~ रखना to leave smth in trust with smb; बाप-दादा की ~ trust inherited from ancestors. [syn. धरोहर]

thūthan mc muzzle, snout: बंदर (ऊँट, बिल्ली, सुअर) का ~ -- of a monkey (camel, cat, pig). △ ~ फुलाना to get enraged. [dim. थूथनी]

thānedār mc officer in charge of a police station, police sub-inspector: ~ ने चोर पकड़ा the -- caught the thief; ~ का तबादला हो गया है the -- has been transferred. [see थाना; syn. दारोग़ा]

thap·kī fc pat: त्र्पध्यापक की ~ patting by the teacher; ~ देना to pat: घोड़े या बच्चे को ~ देना to pat a horse or a child; उसे परीक्षा में पास होने पर ~ मिली he got a patting on passing the examination.

thānā mc police station: इस इलाक़े का ~ कहाँ है where is the -- of this locality ?

thoṛe a pl. [for countable] a few [दिन days, मिनट minutes].

tham·nā vi to stop, to cease: गाड़ी or बारिश थम गई the train या rain stopped. [syn. रुकना; vt थामना]

thamānā vt [caus. of थामना] 1. to help to lift up: नीचे से बैग थमा दें please help lift up the bag from below. 2. to entrust: किसी के हाथ में कुछ थमा देना to entrust smth to smb.