Arabic edit

Root
م ت ت (m-t-t)

Etymology 1 edit

Compare مَدَّ (madda), مَطَّ (maṭṭa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

مَتَّ (matta) I, non-past يَمُتُّ‎ (yamuttu)

  1. to spread; extend; stretch
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

مُتُّ (muttu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular past active of مَاتَ (māta)

Verb edit

مُتَّ (mutta) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular past active of مَاتَ (māta)

Verb edit

مُتْ (mut) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of مَاتَ (māta)

Verb edit

مُتِّ (mutti) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular past active of مَاتَ (māta)

Urdu edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit मा (), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁.

Particle edit

مت (mat) (Hindi spelling मत)

  1. don't (imperative negation)
    Synonym: نہ (nah)
    یہاں مت بیٹھو!yahā̃ mat baiṭho!Don't sit here!
Usage notes edit

مت as imperative negation is used in less sudden situations. A more urgent alternative is the subjunctive negation نہ ().

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós.

Noun edit

مَت (matm (Hindi spelling मत)

  1. religion, creed