ماتها māthā S̱. s. m. 1. (मस्तक) The forehead. 2. Prow. 3. (मट्टक) The ridge of thatch. ماتها ٿهنکنا māthā ṭhanaknā (lit. Ringing or throbbing of the forehead) implies a presenti- ment of the conclusion, from certain marks ob- served in the commencement of an affair: and, it is generally understood to indicate an unfor- tunate termination. ماتها رگڙنا māthā ragaṛnā (lit. To rub the forehead, viz. on the ground) To implore humbly (of the Deity, a saint or a king). ماتهي پر چڙهنا māthe par chaṛhnā, v. a. To tyrannise, to oppress.

ماتهر माथुर māthur S s. m. 1. An inhabitant of Mathurā. 2. Name of a cast of Kāyaths; also, of Brāhmaṇs.

ماتهي لينا māthī lenā S̱. (see ماتها sign. 3.) v. a. To make even (particularly, a thatch). H. S̱. ماٿ کي بهاجي māṭ kī bhājī, s. (dakh.) Amaranthus oleraceus, Heyne. (Qanoon-e-is- lam).