माता

See also: मौत, मातृ, मृत, मातें, मति, मत, मूत, and मिति

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [mäː.t̪äː]

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā). Doublet of माँ (mā̃).

Noun

माता • (mātā) f (masculine पिता, Urdu spelling ماتا)

1. mother

   Synonyms: अंबा (ambā), जननी (jannī), अम्मा (ammā), माँ (mā̃)

Declension

Declension of माता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माता mātā	माताएँ mātāẽ
oblique	माता mātā	माताओं mātāõ
vocative	माता mātā	माताओ mātāo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्तक (mattaka, “intoxicated”).

Adjective

माता • (mātā) (Urdu spelling ماتا)

1. intoxicated, drunk

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mät̪ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: माता

Noun

माता • (mātā) f

1. mother

   Synonyms: जननी (jananī), आमा (āmā)

Declension

Declension of माता
	Singular	Plural
nominative	माता [mät̪ä]	माताहरू [mät̪ä̤ːɾu]
accusative	मातालाई [mät̪äläi]	माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	माताले [mät̪äle]	माताहरूले [mät̪ä̤ːɾule]
dative	मातालाई [mät̪äläi]	माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	माताबाट [mät̪äbäʈʌ]	माताहरूबाट [mät̪ä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	माताको [mät̪äko]	माताहरूको [mät̪ä̤ːɾuko]
locative	मातामा [mät̪ämä]	माताहरूमा [mät̪ä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mātā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• মাতা (Bengali script)
• මාතා (Sinhalese script)
• မာတာ or မႃတႃ (Burmese script)
• มาตา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕາ (Lao script)
• មាតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

माता (mātā)

1. Devanagari script form of mātā, which is nominative/vocative singular of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মাতা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• মাতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မာတာ (Burmese script)
• માતા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾತಾ (Kannada script)
• មាតា (Khmer script)
• ມາຕາ (Lao script)
• മാതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାତା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• மாதா (Tamil script)
• మాతా (Telugu script)
• มาตา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.tɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.t̪ɑː/

Noun

माता • (mātā́) stem, f

1. nominative singular of मातृ (mātṛ́, “mother”)