मेथी

See also: मेथि and माथा

Hindi

From Sanskrit मेथी (methī) or मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”). Cognate with Marathi मेथी (methī).

मेथी • (methī) f (Urdu spelling میتھی)

Declension of मेथी (fem ī-stem)

From Sanskrit मेथी (methī) or मेथिका (methikā), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (“fenugreek”). Cognate with Hindi मेथी (methī).

IPA^(key): /me.t̪ʰi/, [me.t̪ʰiː]

मेथी • (methī) f

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (compare मेथिका (methikā)).[1]

मेथी • (methī) stem, f

Feminine ī-stem declension of मेथी (methī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मेथी methī	मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹	मेथ्यः / मेथीः¹ methyaḥ / methīḥ¹
Vocative	मेथि methi	मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹	मेथ्यः / मेथीः¹ methyaḥ / methīḥ¹
Accusative	मेथीम् methīm	मेथ्यौ / मेथी¹ methyau / methī¹	मेथीः methīḥ
Instrumental	मेथ्या methyā	मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām	मेथीभिः methībhiḥ
Dative	मेथ्यै methyai	मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām	मेथीभ्यः methībhyaḥ
Ablative	मेथ्याः / मेथ्यै² methyāḥ / methyai²	मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām	मेथीभ्यः methībhyaḥ
Genitive	मेथ्याः / मेथ्यै² methyāḥ / methyai²	मेथ्योः methyoḥ	मेथीनाम् methīnām
Locative	मेथ्याम् methyām	मेथ्योः methyoḥ	मेथीषु methīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Monier Williams (1899) “मेथी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 832/3.

Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 415

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