माती

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi माती (mātī), from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā). Compare Gujarati માટી (māṭī), Hindi माटी (māṭī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.t̪i/, [ma.t̪iː]

Noun

माती • (mātī) f

1. soil, earth

Declension

Declension of माती (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	माती mātī
direct plural	मात्या mātyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	माती mātī		मात्या mātyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	माती mātī		मात्यां- mātyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मातीला mātīlā		मात्यांना mātyānnā
ergative	मातीने, मातीनं mātīne, mātīna		मात्यांनी mātyānnī
instrumental	मातीशी mātīśī		मात्यांशी mātyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मातीत mātīt		मात्यांत mātyāt
vocative संबोधन	माती mātī		मात्यांनो mātyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of माती (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मातीचा mātīċā	मातीचे mātīċe	मातीची mātīcī	मातीच्या mātīcā	मातीचे, मातीचं mātīċe, mātīċa	मातीची mātīcī	मातीच्या mātīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मात्यांचा mātyānċā	मात्यांचे mātyānċe	मात्यांची mātyāñcī	मात्यांच्या mātyāncā	मात्यांचे, मात्यांचं mātyānċe, mātyānċa	मात्यांची mātyāñcī	मात्यांच्या mātyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माती”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mŕ̊ttikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press