मिट्टी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਮਿੱਟੀ (miṭṭī), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā). Doublet of माटी (māṭī) and मट्टी (maṭṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɪʈ.ʈiː/, [mɪʈ̚.ʈiː]

Noun

मिट्टी • (miṭṭī) f (Urdu spelling مٹی)

1. soil, earth

   पुरानी बातों पर मिट्टी डालो।

   purānī bātõ par miṭṭī ḍālo.

   (figurative) Let bygones be bygones.

2. dust
3. dirt, grime

Declension

Declension of मिट्टी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मिट्टी miṭṭī	मिट्टियाँ miṭṭiyā̃
oblique	मिट्टी miṭṭī	मिट्टियों miṭṭiyõ
vocative	मिट्टी miṭṭī	मिट्टियो miṭṭiyo