मति

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मति (mati).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.t̪iː/,

Noun

मति (matif

  1. 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

Proper noun

मति (matif

  1. 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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

मति f

  1. Devanagari script form of mati (thought)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *matíš, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-ti-s ~ *mn̥-téy-s (thought). Cognate with Latin mēns, Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mắntĭs), Proto-Germanic *mundiz (whence English mind). By surface analysis, मन् (man) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

मति (matí or máti) stemf

  1. thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.26.8:
      त्रि॒भिः प॒वित्रै॒रपु॑पो॒द्ध्य१॒॑र्कं हृ॒दा म॒तिं ज्योति॒रनु॑ प्रजा॒नन् ।
      वर्षि॑ष्ठं॒ रत्न॑मकृत स्व॒धाभि॒रादिद्द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी पर्य॑पश्यत् ॥
      tribhíḥ pavítrairápupoddhyàrkáṃ hṛdā́ matíṃ jyótiránu prajānán.
      várṣiṣṭhaṃ rátnamakṛta svadhā́bhirā́díddyā́vāpṛthivī́ páryapaśyat.
      As he had purified the song of praise with three purifying filters, finding the way to the thought, to the light in his heart, he earned the highest jewel by his own strength and he overlooked heaven and earth.
  2. devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.114.1:
      इ॒मा रु॒द्राय॑ त॒वसे॑ कप॒र्दिने॑ क्ष॒यद्वी॑राय॒ प्र भ॑रामहे म॒तीः
      यथा॒ शमस॑द्द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे॒ विश्वं॑ पु॒ष्टं ग्रामे॑ अ॒स्मिन्न॑नातु॒रम्॥
      imā́ rudrā́ya taváse kapardíne kṣayádvīrāya prá bharāmahe matī́ḥ.
      yáthā śámásaddvipáde cátuṣpade víśvaṃ puṣṭáṃ grā́me asmínnanāturám.
      To the strong Rudra, to the Lord of Heroes, to him with braided hair we bring our prayers,
      That it be well with all our cattle and our men, that in this village all be healthy and well-fed.
  3. opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed
    • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā Chapter XVIII.78:
      यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः ।
      तत्र श्रीर् विजयो भूतिर् ध्रुवा नीतिर् मतिर् मम ॥
      yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanurdharaḥ.
      tatra śrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama.
      "Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Yoga, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be unending opulence, victory, prosperity, and righteousness. This is my opinion".
  4. the mind, perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, judgement
  5. esteem, respect, regard
  6. memory, remembrance
  7. opinion
  8. a kind of vegetable or pot-herb

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मति
singular dual plural
nominative मतिः (matíḥ) मती (matī́) मतयः (matáyaḥ)
accusative मतिम् (matím) मती (matī́) मतीः (matī́ḥ)
instrumental मत्या (matyā́)
मती¹ (matī́¹)
मतिभ्याम् (matíbhyām) मतिभिः (matíbhiḥ)
dative मतये (matáye)
मत्यै² (matyaí²)
मती¹ (matī́¹)
मतिभ्याम् (matíbhyām) मतिभ्यः (matíbhyaḥ)
ablative मतेः (matéḥ)
मत्याः² (matyā́ḥ²)
मत्यै³ (matyaí³)
मतिभ्याम् (matíbhyām) मतिभ्यः (matíbhyaḥ)
genitive मतेः (matéḥ)
मत्याः² (matyā́ḥ²)
मत्यै³ (matyaí³)
मत्योः (matyóḥ) मतीनाम् (matīnā́m)
locative मतौ (mataú)
मत्याम्² (matyā́m²)
मता¹ (matā́¹)
मत्योः (matyóḥ) मतिषु (matíṣu)
vocative मते (máte) मती (mátī) मतयः (mátayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas
Feminine i-stem declension of मति
singular dual plural
nominative मतिः (mátiḥ) मती (mátī) मतयः (mátayaḥ)
accusative मतिम् (mátim) मती (mátī) मतीः (mátīḥ)
instrumental मत्या (mátyā)
मती¹ (mátī¹)
मतिभ्याम् (mátibhyām) मतिभिः (mátibhiḥ)
dative मतये (mátaye)
मत्यै² (mátyai²)
मती¹ (mátī¹)
मतिभ्याम् (mátibhyām) मतिभ्यः (mátibhyaḥ)
ablative मतेः (máteḥ)
मत्याः² (mátyāḥ²)
मत्यै³ (mátyai³)
मतिभ्याम् (mátibhyām) मतिभ्यः (mátibhyaḥ)
genitive मतेः (máteḥ)
मत्याः² (mátyāḥ²)
मत्यै³ (mátyai³)
मत्योः (mátyoḥ) मतीनाम् (mátīnām)
locative मतौ (mátau)
मत्याम्² (mátyām²)
मता¹ (mátā¹)
मत्योः (mátyoḥ) मतिषु (mátiṣu)
vocative मते (máte) मती (mátī) मतयः (mátayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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 783/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 296-7