മത്തായി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

മാത്യു (mātyu), മാത്തു (māttu), മാത്തുക്കുട്ടി (māttukkuṭṭi), മാത്തൻ (māttaṉ), മത്തി (matti)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܬܝ‎ (mattāy), from Aramaic מתי‎ (matay), from Hebrew מתתיהו‎ (mattiṯyāhū), contraction of מַתָּנַת‎ (matanát, “gift of”) +‎ יהוה‎ (YHVH, “God”); literally “Gift of God”

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɐt̪t̪aːji/

Noun

മത്തായി • (mattāyi)

  1. Biblical character Matthew
  2. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Mathew.
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