Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (fist). Doublet of مشت (muśt) from Persian مشت (mošt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مُٹّھی (muṭṭhīf (Hindi spelling मुट्ठी)

  1. fist

Declension

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Declension of مٹھی
singular plural
direct مٹھی (muṭṭhī) مٹھیاں (muṭṭhiyā̃)
oblique مٹھی (muṭṭhī) مٹھیوں (muṭṭhiyō̃)
vocative مٹھی (muṭṭhī) مٹھیو (muṭṭhiyō)

Further reading

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  • مٹھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مٹھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مٹهی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.