مٹھی
Punjabi
Adjective
مِٹّھی • (miṭṭhī)
- feminine singular of مِٹّھا (miṭṭhā)
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). Doublet of مُشْت (muśt). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੁੱਠ (muṭṭha), Bengali মুঠা (muṭha) and Persian مشت (mošt).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊʈ.ʈʰiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
مُٹّھی • (muṭṭhī) f (Hindi spelling मुट्ठी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مٹھی (muṭṭhī) | مٹھِیاں (muṭṭhiyā̃) |
| oblique | مٹھی (muṭṭhī) | مٹھِیوں (muṭṭhiyō̃) |
| vocative | مٹھی (muṭṭhī) | مٹھِیو (muṭṭhiyō) |
Further reading
- “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, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مٹهی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.