Urdu
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit मत्थय (matthaya), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɑː.t̪ʰɑː/
Noun
editماتھا • (māthā) m (Hindi spelling माथा)
Declension
edit| Declension of ماتھا | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | ماتھا (māthā) | ماتھے (māthe) | ||||||
| oblique | ماتھے (māthe) | ماتھوں (māthõ) | ||||||
| vocative | ماتھے (māthe) | ماتھو (mātho) | ||||||
Further reading
edit- “ماتھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571