मत्त

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) 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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás

Sanskrit मत्त

Inherited 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): /mɐt̪.t̪ɐ/, [mɐt̪̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

म॒त्त • (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 म॒त्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	म॒त्तः (mattáḥ)	म॒त्तौ (mattáu) म॒त्ता¹ (mattā́¹)	म॒त्ताः (mattā́ḥ) म॒त्तासः॑¹ (mattā́saḥ¹)
accusative	म॒त्तम् (mattám)	म॒त्तौ (mattáu) म॒त्ता¹ (mattā́¹)	म॒त्तान् (mattā́n)
instrumental	म॒त्तेन॑ (matténa)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तैः (mattáiḥ) म॒त्तेभिः॑¹ (mattébhiḥ¹)
dative	म॒त्ताय॑ (mattā́ya)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तेभ्यः॑ (mattébhyaḥ)
ablative	म॒त्तात् (mattā́t)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तेभ्यः॑ (mattébhyaḥ)
genitive	म॒त्तस्य॑ (mattásya)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्ताना॑म् (mattā́nām)
locative	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्तेषु॑ (mattéṣu)
vocative	मत्त॑ (mátta)	मत्तौ॑ (máttau) मत्ता॑¹ (máttā¹)	मत्ताः॑ (máttāḥ) मत्ता॑सः¹ (máttāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of म॒त्ता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	म॒त्ता (mattā́)	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्ताः (mattā́ḥ)
accusative	म॒त्ताम् (mattā́m)	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्ताः (mattā́ḥ)
instrumental	म॒त्तया॑ (mattáyā) म॒त्ता¹ (mattā́¹)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्ताभिः॑ (mattā́bhiḥ)
dative	म॒त्तायै॑ (mattā́yai)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्ताभ्यः॑ (mattā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	म॒त्तायाः॑ (mattā́yāḥ) म॒त्तायै॑² (mattā́yai²)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्ताभ्यः॑ (mattā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	म॒त्तायाः॑ (mattā́yāḥ) म॒त्तायै॑² (mattā́yai²)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्ताना॑म् (mattā́nām)
locative	म॒त्ताया॑म् (mattā́yām)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्तासु॑ (mattā́su)
vocative	मत्ते॑ (mátte)	मत्ते॑ (mátte)	मत्ताः॑ (máttāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of म॒त्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	म॒त्तम् (mattám)	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्तानि॑ (mattā́ni) म॒त्ता¹ (mattā́¹)
accusative	म॒त्तम् (mattám)	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्तानि॑ (mattā́ni) म॒त्ता¹ (mattā́¹)
instrumental	म॒त्तेन॑ (matténa)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तैः (mattáiḥ) म॒त्तेभिः॑¹ (mattébhiḥ¹)
dative	म॒त्ताय॑ (mattā́ya)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तेभ्यः॑ (mattébhyaḥ)
ablative	म॒त्तात् (mattā́t)	म॒त्ताभ्या॑म् (mattā́bhyām)	म॒त्तेभ्यः॑ (mattébhyaḥ)
genitive	म॒त्तस्य॑ (mattásya)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्ताना॑म् (mattā́nām)
locative	म॒त्ते (matté)	म॒त्तयोः॑ (mattáyoḥ)	म॒त्तेषु॑ (mattéṣu)
vocative	मत्त॑ (mátta)	मत्ते॑ (mátte)	मत्ता॑नि (máttāni) मत्ता॑¹ (máttā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• उन्मत्त (únmatta)
• प्रमत्त (pramatta)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: म॑तु॒ (ma॑tu॒, “mad, intoxicated”)
• Pali: matta
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta)
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Hindi: माँत (mā̃t), माता (mātā)
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Kumaoni: मातो (māto)
    • Nepali: मातो (māto)
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Punjabi: ਮੱਤ (matta), ਮੱਤਾ (mattā)
    • Sindhi: [script needed] (mato, “excited”)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Marathi: मातला (mātlā)
    • Sinhalese: මත් (mat)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Gujarati: માતું (mātũ)
    • Romani: mato
• → Balinese: 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