Scripture in Malayalam
Scripture is മതഗ്രന്ഥം (mathagrantham) in Malayalam, literally a religious book. It serves for the sacred text of any faith, which makes it useful in neutral writing. The compound is transparent, built from the words for religion and book.
Most common translation
Scripture.
മുത്തശ്ശി ദിവസവും മതഗ്രന്ഥം വായിക്കുന്നു.
muthashi divasavum mathagrantham vaayikkunnu.
Grandmother reads the scripture every day.
All Malayalam words for “scripture”
- മതഗ്രന്ഥം (mathagrantham) — Scripture.
- ശ്രുതി (shruthi) — Hearing, news, rumour, sound, ear, scripture, (mus.) background tune, increasing the tone.
- പ്രവചനം (pravachanam) — Prophecy, a word of the scripture, declaration, prediction, commentary, eloquence, book of theories or doctrines, foresight.
mathagrantham is the book itself, shruthi is scripture as revealed and heard tradition, and pravachanam is a word of scripture, prophecy or declaration.
Common questions
How do you say scripture in Malayalam?
Say മതഗ്രന്ഥം (mathagrantham).
Which word refers to revealed scripture?
ശ്രുതി (shruthi) is used of scripture as heard or revealed tradition.