मात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्र (mātra).

Adjective

मात्र • (mātra) (indeclinable)

1. mere, but a(n)

Adverb

मात्र • (mātra)

1. merely, only, just

   मैंने मात्र एक पल के लिए देखा।

   mainne mātr ek pal ke lie dekhā.

   I only looked for a moment.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• মাত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• মাত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• માત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• មាត្រ (Khmer script)
• ಮಾತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• മാത്ര (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• မာတြ (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମାତ୍ର (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මාත්ර (Sinhalese script)
• మాత్ర (Telugu script)
• มาตฺร (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tram, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-tro-m, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron), hence English metre.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːt.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

मात्र • (mātra) n

1. an element, elementary matter
2. measure, quantity, sum, size, duration, a measure of any kind

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मात्र (mātra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रम् mātram	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Vocative	मात्र mātra	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Accusative	मात्रम् mātram	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Instrumental	मात्रेण mātreṇa	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रैः / मात्रेभिः¹ mātraiḥ / mātrebhiḥ¹
Dative	मात्राय mātrāya	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रेभ्यः mātrebhyaḥ
Ablative	मात्रात् mātrāt	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रेभ्यः mātrebhyaḥ
Genitive	मात्रस्य mātrasya	मात्रयोः mātrayoḥ	मात्राणाम् mātrāṇām
Locative	मात्रे mātre	मात्रयोः mātrayoḥ	मात्रेषु mātreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: मात्र (mātra)