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

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মেথী (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬾᬣᬷ (Balinese script)
• মেথী (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰸𑰞𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑁂𑀣𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• မေထီ (Burmese script)
• મેથી (Gujarati script)
• ਮੇਥੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍇𑌥𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦺꦡꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂵𑂟𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೇಥೀ (Kannada script)
• មេថី (Khmer script)
• ເມຖີ (Lao script)
• മേഥീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡝᡨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘹𑘞𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠧᠲᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧚𑦾𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐾𑐠𑐷 (Newa script)
• ମେଥୀ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢾꢢꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆼𑆡𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖸𑖞𑖱 (Siddham script)
• මෙථී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩔𑩬𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚲𑚚𑚯 (Takri script)
• மேதீ² (Tamil script)
• మేథీ (Telugu script)
• เมถี (Thai script)
• མེ་ཐཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒹𑒟𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨄𑨚𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मेथी • (methī) stem, f

1. fenugreek, methi

   Synonym: मेथिका (methikā)

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 / 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

Descendants

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

  Gurmukhi script: ਮੇਥੀ (methī)

  Shahmukhi script: میتھی (methī)

References

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