मात्रा

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

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मात्रा • (mātrā) f

1. amount, quantity
   1. (medicine) dose
2. (orthography, typography), 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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁treh₂, from the root *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, areal measure). The Sanskrit root is मा (mā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मात्रा॑ • (mā́trā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्रा॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मात्रा॑ (mā́trā)	मात्रे॑ (mā́tre)	मात्राः॑ (mā́trāḥ)
accusative	मात्रा॑म् (mā́trām)	मात्रे॑ (mā́tre)	मात्राः॑ (mā́trāḥ)
instrumental	मात्र॑या (mā́trayā) मात्रा॑¹ (mā́trā¹)	मात्रा॑भ्याम् (mā́trābhyām)	मात्रा॑भिः (mā́trābhiḥ)
dative	मात्रा॑यै (mā́trāyai)	मात्रा॑भ्याम् (mā́trābhyām)	मात्रा॑भ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ)
ablative	मात्रा॑याः (mā́trāyāḥ) मात्रा॑यै² (mā́trāyai²)	मात्रा॑भ्याम् (mā́trābhyām)	मात्रा॑भ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ)
genitive	मात्रा॑याः (mā́trāyāḥ) मात्रा॑यै² (mā́trāyai²)	मात्र॑योः (mā́trayoḥ)	मात्रा॑णाम् (mā́trāṇām)
locative	मात्रा॑याम् (mā́trāyām)	मात्र॑योः (mā́trayoḥ)	मात्रा॑सु (mā́trāsu)
vocative	मात्रे॑ (mā́tre)	मात्रे॑ (mā́tre)	मात्राः॑ (mā́trāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मा॒त्र (mātrá) (from use at the end of bahuvrihi compounds)

• अर्धमात्रा (ardhamātrā)
• अर्धाणुमात्रा (ardhāṇumātrā)
• आपोमात्रा (āpomātrā)
• इ॒ष्ट॒का॒मा॒त्रा (iṣṭakāmātrā́)
• खण्डमात्रा (khaṇḍamātrā)
• ते॒जो॒मा॒त्रा (tejomātrā́)
• द्विमात्रा (dvimātrā)
• पृष्ठमात्रा (pṛṣṭhamātrā)
• प्रज्ञामात्रा (prajñāmātrā)
• प्रतिमात्रा (pratimātrā)
• भूतमात्रा (bhūtamātrā)
• मात्र॑या (mā́trayā)
• मात्रा॑याम् (mā́trāyām)
• मूर्तिमात्रा (mūrtimātrā)
• वर्णमात्रा (varṇamātrā)
• वित्तमात्रा (vittamātrā)
• सर्वमात्रा (sarvamātrā)
• साधुमात्रा (sādhumātrā)
• स्वरमात्रा (svaramātrā)

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːt.ɾɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

मा॒त्रा • (mātrā́)

1. instrumental singular of मा॒तृ f (mātṛ́, “mother”)