मात्रा

See also: मित्र, मित्रो, मित्रा, मूत्र, मित्रों, and मंत्री

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/, [mäːt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

मात्रा • (mātrā) f

1. amount, quantity
   1. (medicine) dose
2. a vowel diacritic in Brahmic scripts, such as Devanagari

Declension

Declension of मात्रा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राएँ mātrāẽ
oblique	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राओं mātrāõ
vocative	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राओ mātrāo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• মাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
• মাত্রা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• માત્રા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤੑਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
• មាត្រា (Khmer script)
• ಮಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
• മാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• မာတြာ (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାତ୍ରା (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාත්රා (Sinhalese script)
• మాత్రా (Telugu script)
• มาตฺรา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) and Latin mēnsūra.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ːt.ɾɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

मात्रा • (mā́trā) f

1. measure, quantity, size
2. unit of measure

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्रा (mā́trā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रा mā́trā	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Vocative	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Accusative	मात्राम् mā́trām	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Instrumental	मात्रया / मात्रा¹ mā́trayā / mā́trā¹	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभिः mā́trābhiḥ
Dative	मात्रायै mā́trāyai	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभ्यः mā́trābhyaḥ
Ablative	मात्रायाः mā́trāyāḥ	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभ्यः mā́trābhyaḥ
Genitive	मात्रायाः mā́trāyāḥ	मात्रयोः mā́trayoḥ	मात्राणाम् mā́trāṇām
Locative	मात्रायाम् mā́trāyām	मात्रयोः mā́trayoḥ	मात्रासु mā́trāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಮಾತ್ರೆ (mātre)
• → Thai: มาตรา (mâat-dtraa)
• → Khmer: មាត្រា (miətraa)