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माता

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [mäː.t̪äː]
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Etymology 1

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    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of माँ (mā̃).

    In the sense of "smallpox", compare other-language epithets for the goddess Shitala and words for "mother" or "goddess" like Sanskrit शीतला (śītalā, Shitala, smallpox), Assamese আই (ai, mother, smallpox), Marathi देवी (devī, goddess, smallpox), and Tamil அம்மை (ammai, mother, smallpox).

    Noun

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    माता (mātāf (masculine पिता, Urdu spelling ماتا)

    1. mother
      Synonyms: अंबा (ambā), जननी (jannī), अम्मा (ammā), माँ (mā̃)
    2. (Hinduism) ellipsis of शीतला माता (śītlā mātā, (Mother) Shitala) A goddess associated with smallpox and more broadly the curing of poxes and diseases.
      1. (by extension) smallpox
        Synonyms: शीतला (śītlā), चेचक (cecak), मसूरिका (masūrikā)
    Declension
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    Declension of माता (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct माता
    mātā
    माताएँ
    mātāẽ
    oblique माता
    mātā
    माताओं
    mātāõ
    vocative माता
    mātā
    माताओ
    mātāo

    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Sanskrit मत्तक (mattaka, intoxicated).

    Adjective

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    माता (mātā) (Urdu spelling ماتا)[1][2]

    1. intoxicated, drunk

    References

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    1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “माता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 978
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

    Marathi

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā, mother).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    माता (mātāf

    1. (literary) mother
      Synonyms: आई (āī) ( standard), जननी (jannī)
      माता गांधारी ने कौरवांच्या मृत्यूवर क्रंदन करता श्रीकृष्णास श्राप दिले
      mātā gāndhārī ne kaurvāñcyā mrutyūvar krandan kartā śrīkruṣṇās śrāp dile
      Mother Gandhari, while lamenting the death of the Kauravas, cursed Shri Krishna

    Declension

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    Declension of माता (fem ā-stem)
    direct
    singular
    माता
    mātā
    direct
    plural
    माता
    mātā
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    nominative
    प्रथमा
    माता
    mātā
    माता
    mātā
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    माते
    māte
    मातां-
    mātān-
    acc. / dative
    द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
    मातेला
    mātelā
    मातांना
    mātānnā
    ergative मातेने, मातेनं
    mātene, mātena
    मातांनी
    mātānnī
    instrumental मातेशी
    māteśī
    मातांशी
    mātānśī
    locative
    सप्तमी
    मातेत
    mātet
    मातांत
    mātāt
    vocative
    संबोधन
    माते
    māte
    मातांनो
    mātānno
    Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
    There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
    Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
    Genitive declension of माता (fem ā-stem)
    masculine object
    पुल्लिंगी कर्म
    feminine object
    स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
    neuter object
    नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular*
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular subject
    एकवचनी कर्ता
    मातेचा
    māteċā
    मातेचे
    māteċe
    मातेची
    mātecī
    मातेच्या
    mātecā
    मातेचे, मातेचं
    māteċe, māteċa
    मातेची
    mātecī
    मातेच्या
    mātecā
    plural subject
    अनेकवचनी कर्ता
    मातांचा
    mātānċā
    मातांचे
    mātānċe
    मातांची
    mātāñcī
    मातांच्या
    mātāncā
    मातांचे, मातांचं
    mātānċe, mātānċa
    मातांची
    mātāñcī
    मातांच्या
    mātāñcā
    * Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
    Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

    See also

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    References

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    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

    Nepali

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [mät̪ä]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: माता

    Noun

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    माता (mātāf

    1. mother
      Synonyms: जननी (jananī), आमा (āmā)

    Declension

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    Declension of माता
    Singular Plural
    nominative माता [mät̪ä] माताहरू [mät̪ä̤ːɾu]
    accusative मातालाई [mät̪äläi] माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
    instrumental/ergative माताले [mät̪äle] माताहरूले [mät̪ä̤ːɾule]
    dative मातालाई [mät̪äläi] माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
    ablative माताबाट [mät̪äbäʈʌ] माताहरूबाट [mät̪ä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
    genitive माताको [mät̪äko] माताहरूको [mät̪ä̤ːɾuko]
    locative मातामा [mät̪ämä] माताहरूमा [mät̪ä̤ːɾumä]
    Notes:
    • -को (-ko) becomes:
      • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
      • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

    Pali

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    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    माता (mātā)

    1. Devanagari script form of mātā, which is nominative/vocative singular of मातृ (mātṛ, mother)

    Sanskrit

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    Verb

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    माता (mātā́) third-singular indicative (type P, periphrastic future, root मा)

    1. periphrastic future of मा ()

    Conjugation

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    Periphrastic Future: माता (mātā́), माता (mātā́)
    Active Middle
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third माता
    mātā́
    मातारौ / मातारा¹
    mātā́rau / mātā́rā¹
    मातारः
    mātā́raḥ
    माता
    mātā́
    मातारौ
    mātā́rau
    मातारः
    mātā́raḥ
    Second मातासि
    mātā́si
    मातास्थः
    mātā́sthaḥ
    मातास्थ
    mātā́stha
    मातासे
    mātā́se
    मातासाथे
    mātā́sāthe
    माताध्वे
    mātā́dhve
    First मातास्मि
    mātā́smi
    मातास्वः
    mātā́svaḥ
    मातास्मः / मातास्मसि¹
    mātā́smaḥ / mātā́smasi¹
    माताहे
    mātā́he
    मातास्वहे
    mātā́svahe
    मातास्महे
    mātā́smahe
    Notes
    • The middle forms of the periphrastic future rarely occur.
    • ¹Vedic

    Noun

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    माता (mātā́) stemf

    1. nominative singular of मातृ (mātṛ́, mother)