مٹھا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa).
Cognates
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /mɪʈ.ʈʰäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
مِٹّھا • (miṭṭhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਿੱਠਾ)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | مِٹّھا (miṭṭhā) | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | مِٹّھی (miṭṭhī) | مِٹّھِیاں (miṭṭhiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | مِٹّھیاں (miṭṭheyāṉ) | مِٹّھی (miṭṭhī) | مِٹّھِیاں (miṭṭhiyāṉ) | |
Noun
مِٹّھا • (miṭṭhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਿੱਠਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مِٹّھا (miṭṭhā) | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) |
| oblique | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | مِٹّھیْاں (miṭṭhiyāṉ) |
| vocative | مِٹّھیْا (miṭṭhiyā) | مِٹّھیو (miṭṭheyo) |
| ablative | مِٹّھیوں (miṭṭheyoṉ) | مِٹّھیْاں (miṭṭhiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | مِٹّھِیں (miṭṭhīṉ) |
| instrumental | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مِٹھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਮਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 595
Saraiki
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa). Cognate with Bengali মিঠা (miṭha), Hindustani میٹھا (meṭhā) / मीठा (mīṭhā), Sindhi مٺو (miṭho) and others.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪʈ.ʈʰaː/
Adjective
مِٹّھا (miṭṭhā) (Devanagari मिट्ठा)
Declension
| Declension of مٹھا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | مِٹّھا (miṭṭhā) | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | مِٹّھی (miṭṭhī) | مِٹّھِیاں (miṭṭhīyā̃) | |
| oblique | مِٹّھے (miṭṭhe) | مِٹّھیاں (miṭṭheyā̃) | مِٹّھی (miṭṭhī) | مِٹّھِیاں (miṭṭhīyā̃) | |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 595