मात्रा

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

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मात्रा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मात्रा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “मात्रा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मात्रा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मात्रा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मात्रा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• মাত্রা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မာတြာ (Burmese script)
• માત્રા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤ੍ਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
• មាត្រា (Khmer script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
• മാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାତ୍ରା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාත්‍රා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• மாத்ரா (Tamil script)
• మాత్రా (Telugu script)
• มาตฺรา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

मात्रा • (mā́trā) stem, f

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

Declension

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

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಮಾತ್ರೆ (mātre)
• → Khmer: មាត្រា (miətraa)
• → Old Javanese: mātra
  • > Javanese: ꦩꦠꦿ (matra) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬫᬢ᭄ᬭ (matra)
• → Thai: มาตรา (mâat-dtraa)