मेथी
Hindi
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit मेथी (methī) or मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”). Cognate with Marathi मेथी (methī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editमेथी • (methī) f (Urdu spelling میتھی)
- fenugreek (spice)
Declension
editDeclension of मेथी (fem ī-stem)
Descendants
edit- → English: methi
Marathi
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit मेथी (methī) or मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”). Cognate with Hindi मेथी (methī).
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): /me.t̪ʰi/, [me.t̪ʰiː]
Noun
editमेथी • (methī) f
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- মেথী (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾᬣᬷ (Balinese script)
- মেথী (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸𑰞𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂𑀣𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- မေထီ (Burmese script)
- મેથી (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇਥੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇𑌥𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦡꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵𑂟𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇಥೀ (Kannada script)
- មេថី (Khmer script)
- ເມຖີ (Lao script)
- മേഥീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝᡨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹𑘞𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᠲᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚𑦾𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾𑐠𑐷 (Newa script)
- ମେଥୀ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾꢢꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼𑆡𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸𑖞𑖱 (Siddham script)
- මෙථී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔𑩬𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲𑚚𑚯 (Takri script)
- மேதீ² (Tamil script)
- మేథీ (Telugu script)
- เมถี (Thai script)
- མེ་ཐཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹𑒟𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄𑨚𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (compare मेथिका (methikā)).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editमेथी • (methī) stem, f
Declension
editFeminine ī-stem declension of मेथी (methī) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मेथी methī |
मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹ |
मेथ्यः / मेथीः¹ methyaḥ / methīḥ¹ |
Vocative | मेथि methi |
मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹ |
मेथ्यः / मेथीः¹ methyaḥ / methīḥ¹ |
Accusative | मेथीम् methīm |
मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹ |
मेथीः methīḥ |
Instrumental | मेथ्या methyā |
मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām |
मेथीभिः methībhiḥ |
Dative | मेथ्यै methyai |
मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām |
मेथीभ्यः methībhyaḥ |
Ablative | मेथ्याः / मेथ्यै² methyāḥ / methyai² |
मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām |
मेथीभ्यः methībhyaḥ |
Genitive | मेथ्याः / मेथ्यै² methyāḥ / methyai² |
मेथ्योः methyoḥ |
मेथीनाम् methīnām |
Locative | मेथ्याम् methyām |
मेथ्योः methyoḥ |
मेथीषु methīṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
editReferences
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “मेथी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 832/3.
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 415
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