متی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian متی (mattā), from Arabic مَتَّى (mattā). The shift from final -ā to -ī could be due to mispronunciation of the alif maqsura.

Proper noun

متی • (mattī) m (Hindi spelling मत्ती)

  1. Matthew the Evangelist
  2. Gospel of Matthew

See also
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