ماتھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit मत्थय (matthaya), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ʰɑː/

Noun

ماتھا • (māthā) m (Hindi spelling माथा)

1. (anatomy) forehead, head
2. summit, top

Declension

Declension of ماتھا
	singular	plural
direct	ماتھا (māthā)	ماتھے (māthe)
oblique	ماتھے (māthe)	ماتھوں (māthõ)
vocative	ماتھے (māthe)	ماتھو (mātho)

Further reading

• “ماتھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571