मति

See also: मौत, मातृ, मृत, मातें, मत, माता, मूत, and मिति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मति (máti, matí).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.t̪iː/

Noun

मति • (mati) f

intelligence, understanding

Declension

Declension of मति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मति mati	मतियाँ matiyā̃
oblique	मति mati	मतियों matiyõ
vocative	मति mati	मतियो matiyo

Derived terms

कुमति (kumti)
सुमति (sumti)

Proper noun

मति • (mati) f

a female given name, Mati, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of मति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मति mati	मतियाँ matiyā̃
oblique	मति mati	मतियों matiyõ
vocative	मति mati	मतियो matiyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884), “मति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms

mati (Latin script)
𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
মতি (Bengali script)
මති (Sinhalese script)
မတိ (Burmese script)
มติ or มะติ (Thai script)
ᨾᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ມຕິ or ມະຕິ (Lao script)
មតិ (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

मति f

Devanagari script form of mati (“thought”)

Declension

Declension table of "मति" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मति (mati)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)
Accusative (second)	मतिं (matiṃ)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)
Instrumental (third)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीहि (matīhi) or मतीभि (matībhi)
Dative (fourth)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीनं (matīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मतिया (matiyā) or मत्या (matyā)	मतीहि (matīhi) or मतीभि (matībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मतिया (matiyā)	मतीनं (matīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मतिया (matiyā) or मतियं (matiyaṃ) or मत्यं (matyaṃ)	मतीसु (matīsu)
Vocative (calling)	मति (mati)	मतियो (matiyo) or मती (matī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬫᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
মতি (Assamese script)
মতি (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
𑌮𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
મતિ (Gujarati script)
ਮਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦩꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
មតិ (Khmer script)
ಮತಿ (Kannada script)
ມຕິ (Lao script)
മതി (Malayalam script)
𑘦𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢐᢈ (Mongolian script)
ᠮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
မတိ (Burmese script)
𑧆𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ମତି (Oriya script)
ꢪꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
මති (Sinhalese script)
మతి (Telugu script)
มติ (Thai script)
མ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *matíš, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-ti-s ~ *mn̥-téy-s (“thought”). Cognate with Latin mēns, Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis), Proto-Germanic *mundiz (whence English mind). Synchronically analysable as मन् (man) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.t̪i/, /mɐ.t̪í/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.t̪i/

Noun

मति or मति • (matí or máti) f

thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire
devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance
opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed
the mind, perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, judgement
esteem, respect, regard
memory, remembrance
opinion
a kind of vegetable or pot-herb

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मति (máti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतिः mátiḥ	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Vocative	मते máte	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Accusative	मतिम् mátim	मती mátī	मतीः mátīḥ
Instrumental	मत्या mátyā	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभिः mátibhiḥ
Dative	मतये / मत्ये¹ / मत्यै² mátaye / mátye¹ / mátyai²	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभ्यः mátibhyaḥ
Ablative	मतेः / मत्याः² máteḥ / mátyāḥ²	मतिभ्याम् mátibhyām	मतिभ्यः mátibhyaḥ
Genitive	मतेः / मत्याः² máteḥ / mátyāḥ²	मत्योः mátyoḥ	मतीनाम् mátīnām
Locative	मतौ / मत्याम्² mátau / mátyām²	मत्योः mátyoḥ	मतिषु mátiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Feminine i-stem declension of मति (matí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतिः matíḥ	मती matī́	मतयः matáyaḥ
Vocative	मते máte	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Accusative	मतिम् matím	मती matī́	मतीः matī́ḥ
Instrumental	मत्या matyā̀	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभिः matíbhiḥ
Dative	मतये / मत्ये¹ / मत्यै² matáye / matyè¹ / matyaì²	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Ablative	मतेः / मत्याः² matéḥ / matyā̀ḥ²	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Genitive	मतेः / मत्याः² matéḥ / matyā̀ḥ²	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतीनाम् matīnā́m
Locative	मतौ / मत्याम्² mataú / matyā̀m²	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतिषु matíṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Descendants

Pali: mati
- → Thai: มติ (má-dtì)
- → Khmer: មតិ (mĕəʼteʼ)
→ Tamil: மதி (mati)
→ Telugu: మతి (mati)
→ Hindi: मति (mati) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “मति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 783.

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