مٹی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਮਿਟੀ (miṭī, “clay”), from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā, “earth, clay, loam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪʈ.ʈiː/

Noun

مِٹّی • (miṭṭī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਿੱਟੀ)

1. clay
2. soil

Declension

Declension of مٹی

	singular	plural
direct	مِٹّی (miṭṭī)	مِٹِّیاں (miṭṭiyāṉ)
oblique	مِٹّی (miṭṭī)	مِٹِّیاں (miṭṭiyāṉ)
vocative	مِٹّئِیے (miṭṭ'iye)	مِٹِّیو (miṭṭiyo)
ablative	مِٹِّیوں (miṭṭiyoṉ)	—
locative	مِٹّے (miṭṭe)	مِٹِّیں (miṭṭiīṉ)
instrumental	—	—

References

• “مٹی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mŕ̊ttikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi مِٹّی (miṭṭī) / ਮਿੱਟੀ (miṭṭī), from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā). Doublet of ماٹی (māṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɪʈ.ʈiː/, /məʈ.ʈiː/
• Hyphenation: مِٹ‧ٹی, مَٹ‧ٹی
• Rhymes: -ɪʈʈiː, -əʈʈiː, -iː

Noun

مِٹّی or مَٹّی • (miṭṭī or maṭṭī) f (Hindi spelling मिट्टी or मट्टी)

1. soil, earth
2. dirt, grime
3. dust

Declension

Declension of مٹی

	singular	plural
direct	مِٹّی (miṭṭī)	مِٹِّیاں (miṭṭiyā̃)
oblique	مِٹّی (miṭṭī)	مِٹِّیوں (miṭṭiyō̃)
vocative	مِٹّی (miṭṭī)	مِٹِّیو (miṭṭiyō)