मेथी

मेथी

See also: मेथि and माथा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /meː.t̪ʰiː/

Noun

मेथी • (methī) f (Urdu spelling میتھی‎)

1. fenugreek (spice)

Declension

Declension of मेथी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मेथी methī	मेथियाँ methiyā̃
oblique	मेथी methī	मेथियों methiyõ
vocative	मेथी methī	मेथियो methiyo

Descendants

• → English: methi

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Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.t̪ʰi/, [me.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

मेथी • (methī) f

1. fenugreek

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬾᬣᬷ (Balinese script)
• মেথী (Assamese script)
• মেথী (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰸𑰞𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑁂𑀣𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑍇𑌥𑍀 (Grantha script)
• મેથી (Gujarati script)
• ਮੇਥੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦺꦡꦷ (Javanese script)
• មេថី (Khmer script)
• ಮೇಥೀ (Kannada script)
• ເມຖີ (Lao script)
• മേഥീ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘹𑘞𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠧᠲᢈᢈ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᡝᡨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• မေထီ (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧚𑦾𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐾𑐠𑐷 (Newa script)
• ମେଥୀ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢾꢢꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆼𑆡𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖸𑖞𑖱 (Siddham script)
• මේථී (Sinhalese script)
• మేథీ (Telugu script)
• เมถี (Thai script)
• མེ་ཐཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒹𑒟𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *mentti (compare मेथिका (methikā)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐj.tʰiː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.t̪ʰiː/

Noun

मेथी • (methī) f

1. fenugreek, methi

Declension

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 methyāḥ	मेथीभ्याम् methībhyām	मेथीभ्यः methībhyaḥ
Genitive	मेथ्याः methyāḥ	मेथ्योः methyoḥ	मेथीनाम् methīnām
Locative	मेथ्याम् methyām	मेथ्योः methyoḥ	मेथीषु methīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: मेथी (methī)
  • → English: methi
• Marathi: मेथी (methī)