मति

See also: मौत, मातृ, मृत, मातें, मत, माता, मूत, and मिति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मति (máti, matí).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.t̪iː/, [mɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

मति • (mati) f

1. intelligence, understanding

Declension

Declension of मति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मति mati	मतियाँ matiyā̃
oblique	मति mati	मतियों matiyõ
vocative	मति mati	मतियो matiyo

Derived terms

• कुमति (kumti)
• सुमति (sumti)

 

Proper noun

मति • (mati) f

1. a female given name, Mati, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of मति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मति mati	मतियाँ matiyā̃
oblique	मति mati	मतियों matiyõ
vocative	मति mati	मतियो matiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mati (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• মতি (Bengali script)
• මති (Sinhalese script)
• မတိ (Burmese script)
• มติ or มะติ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕິ or ມະຕິ (Lao script)
• មតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

मति f

1. Devanagari script form of mati (“thought”)

Declension

Declension table of "मति" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मति (mati)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)
Accusative (second)	मतिं (matiṃ)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)
Instrumental (third)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीहि (matīhi) or मतीभि (matībhi)
Dative (fourth)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीनं (matīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मतिया (matiyā) or मत्या (matyā)	मतीहि (matīhi) or मतीभि (matībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीनं (matīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मतिया (matiyā) or मतियं (matiyaṃ) or मत्यं (matyaṃ)	मतीसु (matīsu)
Vocative (calling)	मति (mati)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মতি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• মতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မတိ (Burmese script)
• મતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮತಿ (Kannada script)
• មតិ (Khmer script)
• ມຕິ (Lao script)
• മതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମତି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• மதி (Tamil script)
• మతి (Telugu script)
• มติ (Thai script)
• མ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *matíš, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-ti-s ~ *mn̥-téy-s (“thought”). Cognate with Latin mēns, Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis), Proto-Germanic *mundiz (whence English mind). By surface analysis, मन् (man) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.t̪i/, /mɐ.t̪í/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.t̪i/

Noun

मति • (matí or máti) stem, f

1. thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire
2. devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance
3. opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed
4. the mind, perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, judgement
5. esteem, respect, regard
6. memory, remembrance
7. opinion
8. a kind of vegetable or pot-herb

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मति (máti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतिः mátiḥ	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Vocative	मते máte	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Accusative	मतिम् mátim	मती mátī	मतीः mátīḥ
Instrumental	मत्या / मती¹ mátyā / mátī¹	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभिः mátibhiḥ
Dative	मतये / मत्यै² / मती¹ mátaye / mátyai² / mátī¹	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभ्यः mátibhyaḥ
Ablative	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ máteḥ / mátyāḥ² / mátyai³	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभ्यः mátibhyaḥ
Genitive	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ máteḥ / mátyāḥ² / mátyai³	मत्योः mátyoḥ	मतीनाम् mátīnām
Locative	मतौ / मत्याम्² / मता¹ mátau / mátyām² / mátā¹	मत्योः mátyoḥ	मतिषु mátiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Feminine i-stem declension of मति (matí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतिः matíḥ	मती matī́	मतयः matáyaḥ
Vocative	मते máte	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Accusative	मतिम् matím	मती matī́	मतीः matī́ḥ
Instrumental	मत्या / मती¹ matyā́ / matī́¹	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभिः matíbhiḥ
Dative	मतये / मत्यै² / मती¹ matáye / matyaí² / matī́¹	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Ablative	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ matéḥ / matyā́ḥ² / matyaí³	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Genitive	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ matéḥ / matyā́ḥ² / matyaí³	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतीनाम् matīnā́m
Locative	मतौ / मत्याम्² / मता¹ mataú / matyā́m² / matā́¹	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतिषु matíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: mati
  • → Thai: มติ (má-dtì)
  • → Khmer: មតិ (mĕəʼteʼ)
• → Tamil: மதி (mati)
• → Telugu: మతి (mati)
• → Hindi: मति (mati) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 783/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 296-7