माथा

See also: मेथि and मेथी

Hindi

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माथा

खोपड़ी

दिमाग़

आँख

माथा

होंठ

नाक

मुँह

ठुड्डी

जबड़ा

कान

गाल

कनपटी

गर्दन

गला

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀅 (matthaa), from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ʰɑː/, [mäː.t̪ʰäː]

Noun

माथा • (māthā) m (Urdu spelling ماتھا)

1. (anatomy) forehead

   Synonym: मस्तक (mastak)

2. summit, top

Declension

Declension of माथा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माथा māthā	माथे māthe
oblique	माथे māthe	माथों māthõ
vocative	माथे māthe	माथो mātho

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “माथा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3881
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “माथा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 590
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “माथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 804
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “माथा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 503.