ماتھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit मत्थय (matthaya), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ʰɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ʰɑː/

Noun

ماتھا • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling माथा)

(anatomy) forehead, head
summit, top

Declension

Declension of ماتھا
	singular	plural
direct	ماتھا‎ (māthā)	ماتھے‎ (māthe)
oblique	ماتھے‎ (māthe)	ماتھوں‎ (māthõ)
vocative	ماتھے‎ (māthe)	ماتھو‎ (mātho)

Further reading

“ماتھا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571

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