मातामह
See also: मातामही
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মাতামহ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬢᬵᬫᬳ (Balinese script)
- মাতামহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰯𑰦𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀫𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- မာတာမဟ (Burmese script)
- માતામહ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਤਾਮਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦠꦴꦩꦲ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂰𑂧𑂯 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾತಾಮಹ (Kannada script)
- មាតាមហ (Khmer script)
- ມາຕາມຫ (Lao script)
- മാതാമഹ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘰𑘦𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠠᢗᠮᠠᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧑𑧆𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐵𑐩𑐴 (Newa script)
- ମାତାମହ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢡꢵꢪꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆳𑆩𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖯𑖦𑖮 (Siddham script)
- මාතාමහ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩛𑩴𑪂 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚭𑚢𑚩 (Takri script)
- மாதாமஹ (Tamil script)
- మాతామహ (Telugu script)
- มาตามห (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཏཱ་མ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒰𑒧𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨊𑨢𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मातामह • (mātāmaha) stem, m (female equivalent मातामही)
- a maternal grandfather
- Coordinate term: पि॒ता॒म॒ह (pitāmahá)
- (in the dual) maternal grandparents (PārGṛ.)
- (in the plural) a mother's father, grandfather, and ancestors (Yājñ.)
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातामहः (mātāmahaḥ) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहाः (mātāmahāḥ) मातामहासः¹ (mātāmahāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातामहम् (mātāmaham) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहान् (mātāmahān) |
| instrumental | मातामहेन (mātāmahena) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहैः (mātāmahaiḥ) मातामहेभिः¹ (mātāmahebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातामहाय (mātāmahāya) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातामहात् (mātāmahāt) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातामहस्य (mātāmahasya) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहानाम् (mātāmahānām) |
| locative | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहेषु (mātāmaheṣu) |
| vocative | मातामह (mātāmaha) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहाः (mātāmahāḥ) मातामहासः¹ (mātāmahāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
[edit]- प्रमातामह (pramātāmaha, “maternal great-grandfather”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Tamil: மாதாமகர் (mātāmakar)
Adjective
[edit]मातामह • (mātāmaha) stem
- related or belonging to a maternal grandfather
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातामहः (mātāmahaḥ) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहाः (mātāmahāḥ) मातामहासः¹ (mātāmahāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातामहम् (mātāmaham) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहान् (mātāmahān) |
| instrumental | मातामहेन (mātāmahena) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहैः (mātāmahaiḥ) मातामहेभिः¹ (mātāmahebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातामहाय (mātāmahāya) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातामहात् (mātāmahāt) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातामहस्य (mātāmahasya) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहानाम् (mātāmahānām) |
| locative | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहेषु (mātāmaheṣu) |
| vocative | मातामह (mātāmaha) | मातामहौ (mātāmahau) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
मातामहाः (mātāmahāḥ) मातामहासः¹ (mātāmahāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातामही (mātāmahī) | मातामह्यौ (mātāmahyau) मातामही¹ (mātāmahī¹) |
मातामह्यः (mātāmahyaḥ) मातामहीः¹ (mātāmahīḥ¹) |
| accusative | मातामहीम् (mātāmahīm) | मातामह्यौ (mātāmahyau) मातामही¹ (mātāmahī¹) |
मातामहीः (mātāmahīḥ) |
| instrumental | मातामह्या (mātāmahyā) | मातामहीभ्याम् (mātāmahībhyām) | मातामहीभिः (mātāmahībhiḥ) |
| dative | मातामह्यै (mātāmahyai) | मातामहीभ्याम् (mātāmahībhyām) | मातामहीभ्यः (mātāmahībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातामह्याः (mātāmahyāḥ) मातामह्यै² (mātāmahyai²) |
मातामहीभ्याम् (mātāmahībhyām) | मातामहीभ्यः (mātāmahībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातामह्याः (mātāmahyāḥ) मातामह्यै² (mātāmahyai²) |
मातामह्योः (mātāmahyoḥ) | मातामहीनाम् (mātāmahīnām) |
| locative | मातामह्याम् (mātāmahyām) | मातामह्योः (mātāmahyoḥ) | मातामहीषु (mātāmahīṣu) |
| vocative | मातामहि (mātāmahi) | मातामह्यौ (mātāmahyau) मातामही¹ (mātāmahī¹) |
मातामह्यः (mātāmahyaḥ) मातामहीः¹ (mātāmahīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मातामहम् (mātāmaham) | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहानि (mātāmahāni) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
| accusative | मातामहम् (mātāmaham) | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहानि (mātāmahāni) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
| instrumental | मातामहेन (mātāmahena) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहैः (mātāmahaiḥ) मातामहेभिः¹ (mātāmahebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मातामहाय (mātāmahāya) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मातामहात् (mātāmahāt) | मातामहाभ्याम् (mātāmahābhyām) | मातामहेभ्यः (mātāmahebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मातामहस्य (mātāmahasya) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहानाम् (mātāmahānām) |
| locative | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहयोः (mātāmahayoḥ) | मातामहेषु (mātāmaheṣu) |
| vocative | मातामह (mātāmaha) | मातामहे (mātāmahe) | मातामहानि (mātāmahāni) मातामहा¹ (mātāmahā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “मातामह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807, column 3.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “mātāmaha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.