മത്തായി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

മാത്തൻ (māttaṉ), മത്തി (matti)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܬܝ (mattāy), from Aramaic מתי (matay), from Hebrew מתתיהו (mattiṯyāhū), contraction of מַתָּנַת (matanát, “gift of”) +‎ יהוה (YHVH, “God”); literally “Gift of God”. Doublet of മാത്യു (mātyu) and മാത്തു (māttu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɐt̪t̪aːji/

Proper noun

മത്തായി • (mattāyi)

Biblical character Matthew
a male given name from Classical Syriac, equivalent to English Mathew.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.