ਮਤ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Noun

ਮਤ • (mat) m (Shahmukhi spelling مت)

  1. religion
    Synonym: ਧਰਮ (dharam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós.

Noun

ਮਤ • (mat) m (Shahmukhi spelling مت)

  1. alternative form of ਮੱਤ (matta, “opinion”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta), an extension of Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀸 (mā), from Sanskrit मा (mā́).

Particle

ਮਤ • (mat) (Shahmukhi spelling مت)

  1. do not, don't

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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