मत्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मत्त (mattá). Doublet of मस्त (mast).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mət̪t̪/, [mɐt̪(ː)]

Adjective

मत्त • (matt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مت)

1. intoxicated, overpowered (by sleep, intoxicant, etc.)

   Synonyms: मस्त (mast), नशीला (naśīlā)

2. furious, enraged
3. delighted

Related terms

• अमत्त (amatt)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मत्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• matta (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• মত্ত (Bengali script)
• මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• မတ္တ or မတ်တ (Burmese script)
• มตฺต or มัตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ຺ຕ or ມັຕຕະ or ມັດຕະ (Lao script)
• មត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

मत्त

1. Devanagari script form of matta (“intoxicated”)

Declension

Declension table of "मत्त" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मत्तो (matto)	मत्ता (mattā)
Accusative (second)	मत्तं (mattaṃ)	मत्ते (matte)
Instrumental (third)	मत्तेन (mattena)	मत्तेहि (mattehi) or मत्तेभि (mattebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मत्तस्स (mattassa) or मत्ताय (mattāya) or मत्तत्थं (mattatthaṃ)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मत्तस्मा (mattasmā) or मत्तम्हा (mattamhā) or मत्ता (mattā)	मत्तेहि (mattehi) or मत्तेभि (mattebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मत्तस्स (mattassa)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मत्तस्मिं (mattasmiṃ) or मत्तम्हि (mattamhi) or मत्ते (matte)	मत्तेसु (mattesu)
Vocative (calling)	मत्त (matta)	मत्ता (mattā)

Declension table of "मत्ता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मत्ता (mattā)	मत्तायो (mattāyo) or मत्ता (mattā)
Accusative (second)	मत्तं (mattaṃ)	मत्तायो (mattāyo) or मत्ता (mattā)
Instrumental (third)	मत्ताय (mattāya)	मत्ताहि (mattāhi) or मत्ताभि (mattābhi)
Dative (fourth)	मत्ताय (mattāya)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मत्ताय (mattāya)	मत्ताहि (mattāhi) or मत्ताभि (mattābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मत्ताय (mattāya)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मत्ताय (mattāya) or मत्तायं (mattāyaṃ)	मत्तासु (mattāsu)
Vocative (calling)	मत्ते (matte)	मत्तायो (mattāyo) or मत्ता (mattā)

Declension table of "मत्त" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मत्तं (mattaṃ)	मत्तानि (mattāni)
Accusative (second)	मत्तं (mattaṃ)	मत्तानि (mattāni)
Instrumental (third)	मत्तेन (mattena)	मत्तेहि (mattehi) or मत्तेभि (mattebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मत्तस्स (mattassa) or मत्ताय (mattāya) or मत्तत्थं (mattatthaṃ)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मत्तस्मा (mattasmā) or मत्तम्हा (mattamhā) or मत्ता (mattā)	मत्तेहि (mattehi) or मत्तेभि (mattebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मत्तस्स (mattassa)	मत्तानं (mattānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मत्तस्मिं (mattasmiṃ) or मत्तम्हि (mattamhi) or मत्ते (matte)	मत्तेसु (mattesu)
Vocative (calling)	मत्त (matta)	मत्तानि (mattāni)

Prakrit

Adjective

मत्त (matta)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (“drunk”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মত্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• মত্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰝𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• မတ္တ (Burmese script)
• મત્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਮਤ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂞𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಮತ್ತ (Kannada script)
• មត្ត (Khmer script)
• ມຕ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• മത്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘝𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢐᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦽𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐟𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ମତ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢡ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆠𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖝𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩫 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚙𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• மத்த (Tamil script)
• మత్త (Telugu script)
• มตฺต (Thai script)
• མ་ཏྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒞𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨙𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás (“drunk, intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet”).

Cognate with Parthian 𐫖𐫘𐫤 (mast, “drunk”), Persian مست (mast, “drunk”). Equal to मद् (mad) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐt.tɐ́/, [mɐt̚.tɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐt̪.t̪ɐ/, [ˈmɐt̪̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

मत्त • (mattá) stem

1. intoxicated, drunk, inebriated (literally or figuratively)
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 6.20.1:

     अग्नेरिवास्य दहत एति शुष्मिण उतेव मत्तो विलपन्नपायति ।
     अन्यमस्मदिच्छतु कं चिदव्रतस्तपुर्वधाय नमो अस्तु तक्मने ॥

     agnerivāsya dahata eti śuṣmiṇa uteva matto vilapannapāyati.
     anyamasmadicchatu kaṃ cidavratastapurvadhāya namo astu takmane.

     He goes away as 'twere from this fierce burning fire, inebriated and lamenting he departs.
     Let him, the lawless, seek another and not us. Worship be paid to Fever armed with fiery heat.

2. (of an elephant) in rut, furious
3. delighted, overjoyed, excited with joy
4. amorous, sportive, wanton
5. excited by sexual desire
6. mad, insane
7. proud, arrogant

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मत्त (mattá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मत्तः mattáḥ	मत्तौ / मत्ता¹ mattaú / mattā́¹	मत्ताः / मत्तासः¹ mattā́ḥ / mattā́saḥ¹
Vocative	मत्त mátta	मत्तौ / मत्ता¹ máttau / máttā¹	मत्ताः / मत्तासः¹ máttāḥ / máttāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मत्तम् mattám	मत्तौ / मत्ता¹ mattaú / mattā́¹	मत्तान् mattā́n
Instrumental	मत्तेन matténa	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तैः / मत्तेभिः¹ mattaíḥ / mattébhiḥ¹
Dative	मत्ताय mattā́ya	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तेभ्यः mattébhyaḥ
Ablative	मत्तात् mattā́t	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तेभ्यः mattébhyaḥ
Genitive	मत्तस्य mattásya	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तानाम् mattā́nām
Locative	मत्ते matté	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तेषु mattéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मत्ता (mattā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मत्ता mattā́	मत्ते matté	मत्ताः mattā́ḥ
Vocative	मत्ते mátte	मत्ते mátte	मत्ताः máttāḥ
Accusative	मत्ताम् mattā́m	मत्ते matté	मत्ताः mattā́ḥ
Instrumental	मत्तया / मत्ता¹ mattáyā / mattā́¹	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्ताभिः mattā́bhiḥ
Dative	मत्तायै mattā́yai	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्ताभ्यः mattā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मत्तायाः / मत्तायै² mattā́yāḥ / mattā́yai²	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्ताभ्यः mattā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मत्तायाः / मत्तायै² mattā́yāḥ / mattā́yai²	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तानाम् mattā́nām
Locative	मत्तायाम् mattā́yām	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तासु mattā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मत्त (mattá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मत्तम् mattám	मत्ते matté	मत्तानि / मत्ता¹ mattā́ni / mattā́¹
Vocative	मत्त mátta	मत्ते mátte	मत्तानि / मत्ता¹ máttāni / máttā¹
Accusative	मत्तम् mattám	मत्ते matté	मत्तानि / मत्ता¹ mattā́ni / mattā́¹
Instrumental	मत्तेन matténa	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तैः / मत्तेभिः¹ mattaíḥ / mattébhiḥ¹
Dative	मत्ताय mattā́ya	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तेभ्यः mattébhyaḥ
Ablative	मत्तात् mattā́t	मत्ताभ्याम् mattā́bhyām	मत्तेभ्यः mattébhyaḥ
Genitive	मत्तस्य mattásya	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तानाम् mattā́nām
Locative	मत्ते matté	मत्तयोः mattáyoḥ	मत्तेषु mattéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: म॑तु॒ (ma॑tu॒, “mad, intoxicated”)
• Pali: matta
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta)
  • Central:
    • Hindi: माँत (mā̃t), माता (mātā)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: मातो (māto)
    • Nepali: मातो (māto)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: ਮੱਤ (matta), ਮੱਤਾ (mattā)
    • Sindhi: [script needed] (mato, “excited”)
  • Southern:
    • Sinhalese: මත් (mat)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: માતું (mātũ)
    • Romani: mato
• → Balinese: ᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ (mata)
• → Hindi: मत्त (matt)
• → Tamil: மத்தம் (mattam)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मत्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan