Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mitti/ ਮ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਮਿੱਟੀ mitti Say it**MIT-tee**Type**Noun** In short Mitti is the Punjabi word for soil, the earth of the fields, and the dust we all return to. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ।After the rain comes the smell of wet earth. 2. 2ਘੁਮਿਆਰ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।The potter makes clay vessels. 3. 3ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਗੱਲ 'ਤੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਪਾਓ।Let bygones be bygones. _Literally: throw dust on the old matter_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਭਾਗ ਜੋ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ, ਖੇਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ, ਘੜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਚਿੱਕਣੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ, ਗਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਧੂੜ। ਕਿਸਾਨ ਲਈ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦਾ ਰੰਗ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਪਿਆਸ। ਪਹਿਲੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਗਿੱਲੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਹੈ। ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਹੈ, "ਮਿੱਟੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ" ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮੌਤ, ਅਤੇ "ਮਿੱਟੀ ਪਾਓ" ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਝਗੜਾ ਭੁਲਾ ਦੇਣਾ। ਅਸੀਂ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Mitti means soil or earth: the loose ground of fields and courtyards, the clay of pots and bricks, the dust that rises on village lanes. "Mitti" is earth you can hold in your hand. The word also carries the great truth of mortality. "Mitti ho jana" (to become dust) means to die and return to earth; "mitti pao" (throw dust on it) means to let a quarrel go. The soil gives life and receives it back. ## Origin and etymology Mitti comes from the Sanskrit mrittika, meaning earth or clay, through the natural wearing of centuries of speech. It is an ancient word for the most familiar substance on earth. The same root gives mitti its relatives across North India, wherever pots are made and fields are tilled. ## Cultural context For the farmer, mitti is everything. He knows his soil, its colour, its thirst, its moods, the way a friend is known. The smell of wet mitti after the first rain is one of Punjab's great sensory memories, celebrated in songs. Mitti also shapes craft: the potter's clay, the brick-maker's earth, the mud walls of old village homes. And in philosophy, mitti is humility itself, we are made of dust, and dust reminds us to stay low and kind. ## What does mitti mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Soil; earth". Mitti means soil or earth: the loose ground of fields and courtyards, the clay of pots and bricks, the dust that rises on village lanes. "Mitti" is earth you can hold in your hand. ## How is mitti used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ।, "After the rain comes the smell of wet earth.". Another example from the entry: ਘੁਮਿਆਰ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।, "The potter makes clay vessels.". ## How do you pronounce mitti? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "MIT-tee". ## Where would you hear mitti used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਭਾਗ ਜੋ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ, ਖੇਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ, ਘੜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਚਿੱਕਣੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ, ਗਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਧੂੜ। ## ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## ਮਿੱਟੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਕਿਸਾਨ ਲਈ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦਾ ਰੰਗ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਪਿਆਸ। ਪਹਿਲੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਗਿੱਲੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਮਿੱਟੀ ਪਾਓmitti paoTo bury a matter; let it rest](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mitti-pao/)[ਖੇਤkhetField; farmland](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khet/)[ਮੀਂਹmeehrain](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/meeh/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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