As a deity name
Name 859 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
मातामही · noun · masculine
नानी — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "मातामही" is मातामह + -ई: मातामह means "(f. -ī), See s.v. mātā", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "मातामही" is मातामह + -ई: मातामह means "(f. -ī), See s.v. mātā", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "मातामही" is मातामह + -ई: मातामह means "(f. -ī), See s.v. mātā", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(, Vārtt. 3, ) a mat˚ grandmother
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mātāmahī" is the feminine form of "mātāmaha" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mātā—mahī (ī), f. (Pāṇ. iv, 2, 36, Vārtt. 3, Pat.) a mat˚ grandmother, Mn. ix, 193
mātā—maha m. (Pāṇ. iv, 2, 35, Vārtt. 2, Pat.) a maternal grandfather, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
(du.) mat˚ grandparents, PārGṛ.
Alternative readings
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