मत

See also: मूत, मृत, मौत, मातृ, मातें, मति, माता, and मिति

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mət̪/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)), an extension of Sanskrit मा (mā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁. Cognate to Punjabi ਮਤ (mat).

Particle

मत • (mat) (Urdu spelling مت‎)

1. not, do not; prohibitive particle

   यहां धूम्रपान मत कीजिए। ― yahā̃ dhūmrapān mat kījie. ― Do not smoke here.

   मत बैठो! ― mat baiṭho! ― Don't sit!

Usage notes

मत (mat) is the imperative negation and it is only used with verb which are in the imperative mood.

Compare the subjunctive negations न (na) and ना (nā) which are only used with verbs in subjunctive mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.

Synonyms

• न (na)
• ना (nā)
• नहीं (nahī̃)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós.

Noun

मत • (mat) m (Urdu spelling مت‎)

1. opinion, belief, view
2. vote

Declension

Declension of मत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मत mat	मत mat
oblique	मत mat	मतों matõ
vocative	मत mat	मतो mato

Derived terms

• जनमत (janmat)
• बहुमत (bahumat)
• मतगणक (matagṇak)
• मतगणना (matgaṇnā)
• मतदाता (matdātā)
• मतदान (matdān)

 

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mata (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• মত (Bengali script)
• මත (Sinhalese script)
• မတ (Burmese script)
• มต or มะตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ or ມະຕະ (Lao script)
• មត (Khmer script)

Adjective

मत

1. Devanagari script form of mata (“dead”)
2. Devanagari script form of mata (“thought”)

Declension

Declension table of "मत" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतो	मता
Accusative (second)	मतं	मते
Instrumental (third)	मतेन	मतेहि or मतेभि
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स or मताय or मतत्थं	मतानं
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा or मतम्हा or मता	मतेहि or मतेभि
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स	मतानं
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं or मतम्हि or मते	मतेसु
Vocative (calling)	मत	मता

Declension table of "मता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मता	मतायो or मता
Accusative (second)	मतं	मतायो or मता
Instrumental (third)	मताय	मताहि or मताभि
Dative (fourth)	मताय	मतानं
Ablative (fifth)	मताय	मताहि or मताभि
Genitive (sixth)	मताय	मतानं
Locative (seventh)	मताय or मतायं	मतासु
Vocative (calling)	मते	मतायो or मता

Declension table of "मत" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतं	मतानि
Accusative (second)	मतं	मतानि
Instrumental (third)	मतेन	मतेहि or मतेभि
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स or मताय or मतत्थं	मतानं
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा or मतम्हा or मता	मतेहि or मतेभि
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स	मतानं
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं or मतम्हि or मते	मतेसु
Vocative (calling)	मत	मतानि

Noun

मत n

1. Devanagari script form of mata (“opinion”)

Declension

Declension table of "मत" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतं	मतानि
Accusative (second)	मतं	मतानि
Instrumental (third)	मतेन	मतेहि or मतेभि
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स or मताय or मतत्थं	मतानं
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा or मतम्हा or मता	मतेहि or मतेभि
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स	मतानं
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं or मतम्हि or मते	मतेसु
Vocative (calling)	मत	मतानि