مٹھی

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 مشت‎ (muśt) from Persian مشت‎ (mošt).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُٹّھی • (muṭṭhī) f (Hindi spelling मुट्ठी)

  1. fist

Declension
Declension of مٹھی
singular plural
direct مٹھی‎ (muṭṭhī) مٹھیاں‎ (muṭṭhiyā̃)
oblique مٹھی‎ (muṭṭhī) مٹھیوں‎ (muṭṭhiyō̃)
vocative مٹھی‎ (muṭṭhī) مٹھیو‎ (muṭṭhiyō)

References
  • “مٹھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “مٹھی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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