मति

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

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मति (mati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.t̪iː/, [mɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

मति • (mati) f

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

• अनुमति (anumati)
• अमति (amati)
• असम्मति (asammati)
• असहमति (asahmati)
• कुमति (kumati)
• मतिहीन (matihīn)
• विमति (vimati)
• सम्मति (sammati)
• सहमति (sahmati)
• सुमति (sumati)

Proper noun

मति • (mati) f

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

• 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

Alternative scripts

• 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

1. 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

Alternative scripts

• মতি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• মতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မတိ (Burmese script)
• મતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮತಿ (Kannada script)
• មតិ (Khmer script)
• ມຕິ (Lao script)
• മതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମତି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• மதி (Tamil script)
• మతి (Telugu script)
• มติ (Thai script)
• མ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square 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 (mắntĭs), Proto-Germanic *mundiz (whence English mind). By surface analysis, मन् (man) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मति • (matí or máti) stem, f

1. thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire
2. devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance
3. opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed
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)
vocative	मते (máte)	मती (mátī)	मतयः (mátayaḥ)
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)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Feminine i-stem declension of मति

	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) 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)

• 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 [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 296-7