मिथ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (to exchange) an extension of *mey- (to exchange). Cognate with Latin mutō whence English mutate, mutual; Latin mittō (send) whence English emit, mission, etc.; Proto-Slavic *mьstь (revenge, vengeance); English mis-, miss.

Also cf. Mitra, the Indo-Iranian god of contracts.

Pronunciation

Root

मिथ् • (mith)

  1. to unite, pair, couple
  2. to meet, alternate, altercate
  3. to dash together

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मिथ् (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मिथ् (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • मेथति (methati) (Present)
  • मिमेथ (mimetha) (Perfect)
Non-Finite Forms
  • मिथित (mithita) (Past Participle)
  • मिथित्वा (mithitvā) (Gerund)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • मिथति (mithatí)
  • मिथस् (mithás)
  • मिथुन (mithuná, paired, forming a pair; copulation)
  • मिथू (míthū)
  • मेथन (méthana)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • अभिमिथ् (abhimith)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “मिथ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “METH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 375-6