متھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَتّھا • (matthām (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੱਥਾ)

  1. (anatomy) forehead
  2. facade (of a building or item etc.)

Declension

Declension of متھا
singular plural
direct مَتّھا (matthā) مَتّھے (matthe)
oblique مَتّھے (matthe) مَتّھیْاں (matthiyāṉ)
vocative مَتّھیْا (matthiyā) مَتّھیو (mattheyo)
ablative مَتّھیوں (mattheyoṉ) مَتّھیْاں (matthiyāṉ)
locative مَتّھِیں (matthīṉ)
instrumental مَتّھے (matthe)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “متھّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਮੱਥਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mət̪.t̪ʰɑː/

Noun

مَتّھا (matthām

  1. (anatomy) forehead