मातृ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːt̪ɾ/, [mäːt̪ɾ]
Noun
मातृ • (mātŕ) f (Urdu spelling ماتر)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মাতৃ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
- মাতৃ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
- မာတၖ (Burmese script)
- માતૃ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑃂 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾತೃ (Kannada script)
- មាត្ឫ (Khmer script)
- ມາຕ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
- മാതൃ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘵 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧖 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐺 (Newa script)
- ମାତୃ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
- මාතෘ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚙 (Takri script)
- மாத்ரி (Tamil script)
- మాతృ (Telugu script)
- มาตฺฤ (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨼𑨉 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (m-a-t-a /mātā/), Old Armenian մայր (mayr), Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr), Old Church Slavonic мати (mati), Latin māter, Old English mōdor (whence English mother).
Noun
मातृ • (mātṛ́) stem, f
- mother
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.55.5:
- सस्तु॑ मा॒ता सस्तु॑ पि॒ता सस्तु॒ श्वा सस्तु॑ वि॒श्पति॑:।
स॒सन्तु॒ सर्वे॑ ज्ञा॒तय॒: सस्त्व॒यम॒भितो॒ जन॑:॥- sástu mātā́ sástu pitā́ sástu śvā́ sástu viśpáti:.
sasántu sárve jñātáya: sástvayámabhíto jána:. - Let the mother sleep, let the father sleep, let the dog sleep, let the village chief sleep. Let all the kinsmen and all the people who are round about sleep.
- sástu mātā́ sástu pitā́ sástu śvā́ sástu viśpáti:.
- सस्तु॑ मा॒ता सस्तु॑ पि॒ता सस्तु॒ श्वा सस्तु॑ वि॒श्पति॑:।
Declension
| Feminine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mātṛ́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | माता mātā́ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातरः mātáraḥ |
| Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mā́tarau / mā́tarā¹ |
मातरः mā́taraḥ |
| Accusative | मातरम् mātáram |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातॄः / मातरः mātṝ́ḥ / mātaraḥ |
| Instrumental | मात्रा mātrā́ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभिः mātṛ́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मात्रे mātré |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मातुः mātúḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मातुः mātúḥ |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातॄणाम् mātṝṇā́m |
| Locative | मातरि mātári |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातृषु mātṛ́ṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
- the nom. pl. is used also as acc. pl. in the epics
Derived terms
- मातृभूमि (mātṛbhūmi, “motherland”)
- मातृका (mātṛkā)
- मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ)
Descendants
Declension
| Masculine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mā́tṛ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | माता mā́tā |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
| Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
| Accusative | मातारम् mā́tāram |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातॄन् mā́tṝn |
| Instrumental | मात्रा mā́trā |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभिः mā́tṛbhiḥ |
| Dative | मात्रे mā́tre |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातॄणाम् mā́tṝṇām |
| Locative | मातरि mā́tari |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातृषु mā́tṛṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मातृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 804, column 2.
- Monier Williams (1899) “मातृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807, column 1.
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