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) 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /meː.t̪ʰiː/

Noun

मेथी • (methī) stem, f

1. fenugreek, methi

   Synonym: मेथिका (methikā)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मेथी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मेथी (methī)	मेथ्यौ (methyau) मेथी¹ (methī¹)	मेथ्यः (methyaḥ) मेथीः¹ (methīḥ¹)
accusative	मेथीम् (methīm)	मेथ्यौ (methyau) मेथी¹ (methī¹)	मेथीः (methīḥ)
instrumental	मेथ्या (methyā)	मेथीभ्याम् (methībhyām)	मेथीभिः (methībhiḥ)
dative	मेथ्यै (methyai)	मेथीभ्याम् (methībhyām)	मेथीभ्यः (methībhyaḥ)
ablative	मेथ्याः (methyāḥ) मेथ्यै² (methyai²)	मेथीभ्याम् (methībhyām)	मेथीभ्यः (methībhyaḥ)
genitive	मेथ्याः (methyāḥ) मेथ्यै² (methyai²)	मेथ्योः (methyoḥ)	मेथीनाम् (methīnām)
locative	मेथ्याम् (methyām)	मेथ्योः (methyoḥ)	मेथीषु (methīṣu)
vocative	मेथि (methi)	मेथ्यौ (methyau) मेथी¹ (methī¹)	मेथ्यः (methyaḥ) मेथीः¹ (methīḥ¹)

• 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.