মাটি

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Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit মৃত্তিকা (mṛttikā). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠐꠤ (maṭi).

Pronunciation

Noun

মাটি (mati)

  1. soil
  2. land

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʈi/,
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʈi
  • Hyphenation: মা‧টি

Noun

মাটি (maṭi)

  1. soil
    এখানের মাটিটা আলুর জন্য খুব ভাল।
    ekhaner maṭiṭa alur jonno khub bhal.
    The soil here is really good for potatoes.
  2. the ground, the floor
    Synonym: মেঝে (mejhe)
    আমরা মাটিতে বসে খাই।
    amra maṭite bośe khai.
    We eat sitting on the floor.
  3. clay
    এই বাটিটা মাটির তৈরি।
    ei baṭiṭa maṭir tōiri.
    This bowl is made of clay.

Inflection

Inflection of মাটি
nominative মাটি
maṭi
objective মাটি / মাটিকে
maṭi (semantically general or indefinite) / maṭike (semantically definite)
genitive মাটির
maṭir
locative মাটিতে
maṭite
Indefinite forms
nominative মাটি
maṭi
objective মাটি / মাটিকে
maṭi (semantically general or indefinite) / maṭike (semantically definite)
genitive মাটির
maṭir
locative মাটিতে
maṭite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মাটিটা , মাটিটি
maṭiṭa (colloquial), maṭiṭi (formal)
মাটিগুলা, মাটিগুলো
maṭigula (colloquial), maṭigulo (formal)
objective মাটিটা, মাটিটি
maṭiṭa (colloquial), maṭiṭi (formal)
মাটিগুলা, মাটিগুলো
maṭigula (colloquial), maṭigulo (formal)
genitive মাটিটার, মাটিটির
maṭiṭar (colloquial), maṭiṭir (formal)
মাটিগুলার, মাটিগুলোর
maṭigular (colloquial), maṭigulor (formal)
locative মাটিটাতে / মাটিটায়, মাটিটিতে
maṭiṭate / maṭiṭay (colloquial), maṭiṭite (formal)
মাটিগুলাতে / মাটিগুলায়, মাটিগুলোতে
maṭigulate / maṭigulay (colloquial), maṭigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “মাটি”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “মাটি”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Accessible Dictionary, মাটি Government of Bangladesh

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /maʈi/

Noun

মাটি (maṭi)

  1. soil
  2. ground