मातृ
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मातृ • (mātŕ) f (Urdu spelling ماتر)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মাতৃ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
- মাতৃ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
- မာတၖ (Burmese script)
- માતૃ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑃂 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾತೃ (Kannada script)
- មាត្ឫ (Khmer script)
- ມາຕ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
- മാതൃ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘵 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧖 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐺 (Newa script)
- ମାତୃ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
- මාතෘ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚙 (Takri script)
- மாத்ரி (Tamil script)
- మాతృ (Telugu script)
- มาตฺฤ (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨼𑨉 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (m-a-t-a /mātā/), Old Armenian մայր (mayr), Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr), Old Church Slavonic мати (mati), Latin māter, Old English mōdor (whence English mother).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मातृ • (mātṛ́) stem, f
- mother
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.55.5:
- सस्तु॑ मा॒ता सस्तु॑ पि॒ता सस्तु॒ श्वा सस्तु॑ वि॒श्पतिः॑।
स॒सन्तु॒ सर्वे॑ ज्ञा॒तयः॒ सस्त्व॒यम॒भितो॒ जनः॑॥- sástu mātā́ sástu pitā́ sástu śvā́ sástu viśpátiḥ.
sasántu sárve jñātáyaḥ sástvayámabhíto jánaḥ. - Let the mother sleep, let the father sleep, let the dog sleep, let the village chief sleep. Let all the kinsmen and all the people who are round about sleep.
- sástu mātā́ sástu pitā́ sástu śvā́ sástu viśpátiḥ.
- सस्तु॑ मा॒ता सस्तु॑ पि॒ता सस्तु॒ श्वा सस्तु॑ वि॒श्पतिः॑।
Declension
[edit]Feminine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mātṛ́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | माता mātā́ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातरः mātáraḥ |
Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mā́tarau / mā́tarā¹ |
मातरः mā́taraḥ |
Accusative | मातरम् mātáram |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातॄः / मातरः mātṝ́ḥ / mātaraḥ |
Instrumental | मात्रा mātrā́ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभिः mātṛ́bhiḥ |
Dative | मात्रे mātré |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | मातुः mātúḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | मातुः mātúḥ |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातॄणाम् mātṝṇā́m |
Locative | मातरि mātári |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातृषु mātṛ́ṣu |
Notes |
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- the nom. pl. is used also as acc. pl. in the epics
Derived terms
[edit]- मातृभूमि (mātṛbhūmi, “motherland”)
- मातृका (mātṛkā)
- मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ)
Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: মা (ma), মাই (mai), মাও (maü)
- Bengali: মা (ma)
- → Bengali: মাতা (mata)
- Gujarati: મા (mā)
- Hindi: माँ (mā̃)
- → Hindi: माता (mātā)
- Punjabi: ਮਾਂ (mā̃)
- → Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ (mātā)
- Pali: mātar
- → Telugu: మాత (māta)
- Urdu: ماں (mā̃)
- → Urdu: ماتا (mātā)
Etymology 2
[edit]From the root मा (mā) + -तृ (-tṛ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मातृ • (mā́tṛ) stem, m
Declension
[edit]Masculine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mā́tṛ) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | माता mā́tā |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
Accusative | मातारम् mā́tāram |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातॄन् mā́tṝn |
Instrumental | मात्रा mā́trā |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभिः mā́tṛbhiḥ |
Dative | मात्रे mā́tre |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
Ablative | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
Genitive | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातॄणाम् mā́tṝṇām |
Locative | मातरि mā́tari |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातृषु mā́tṛṣu |
Notes |
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References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “मातृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 804, column 2.
- Monier Williams (1899) “मातृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807, column 1.
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