മത്തായി

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܬܝ (mattāy), from Aramaic מתי (matay), from Hebrew מתתיהו (mattiṯyāhū), contraction of מַתָּנַת (matanát, gift of) +‎ יהוה (YHVH, God); literally “Gift of God”. Doublet of മാത്യു (mātyu) and മാത്തു (māttu).

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Proper noun

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മത്തായി (mattāyi)

  1. Biblical character Matthew
  2. a male given name from Classical Syriac, equivalent to English Mathew.