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मात्रा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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मात्रा (mātrāf

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

Declension

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Declension of मात्रा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मात्रा
mātrā
मात्राएँ
mātrāẽ
oblique मात्रा
mātrā
मात्राओं
mātrāõ
vocative मात्रा
mātrā
मात्राओ
mātrāo

References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    मात्रा (mā́trā) stemf

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

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्रा
    singular dual plural
    nominative मात्रा (mā́trā) मात्रे (mā́tre) मात्राः (mā́trāḥ)
    accusative मात्राम् (mā́trām) मात्रे (mā́tre) मात्राः (mā́trāḥ)
    instrumental मात्रया (mā́trayā)
    मात्रा¹ (mā́trā¹)
    मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) मात्राभिः (mā́trābhiḥ)
    dative मात्रायै (mā́trāyai) मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) मात्राभ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ)
    ablative मात्रायाः (mā́trāyāḥ)
    मात्रायै² (mā́trāyai²)
    मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) मात्राभ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ)
    genitive मात्रायाः (mā́trāyāḥ)
    मात्रायै² (mā́trāyai²)
    मात्रयोः (mā́trayoḥ) मात्राणाम् (mā́trāṇām)
    locative मात्रायाम् (mā́trāyām) मात्रयोः (mā́trayoḥ) मात्रासु (mā́trāsu)
    vocative मात्रे (mā́tre) मात्रे (mā́tre) मात्राः (mā́trāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

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