मात्र

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

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्र (mātra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [mäːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Adjective

मात्र • (mātra) (indeclinable)

1. mere, but a(n)

Adverb

मात्र • (mātra)

1. merely, only, just

   Synonyms: सिर्फ़ (sirf), केवल (keval)

   मैंने मात्र एक पल के लिए देखा।

   ma͠ine mātra ek pal ke lie dekhā.

   I only looked for a moment.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মাত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• মাত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မာတြ (Burmese script)
• માત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• មាត្រ (Khmer script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• മാത്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମାତ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මාත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• மாத்ர (Tamil script)
• మాత్ర (Telugu script)
• มาตฺร (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tram, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-tro-m, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron), hence English metre.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːt.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

मात्र • (mātra) stem, n

1. an element, elementary matter
2. measure, quantity, sum, size, duration, a measure of any kind
3. the full or simple measure of anything, the whole or totality, the one thing and no more, often = nothing but, entirely, only

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मात्र (mātra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रम् mātram	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Vocative	मात्र mātra	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Accusative	मात्रम् mātram	मात्रे mātre	मात्राणि / मात्रा¹ mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Instrumental	मात्रेण mātreṇa	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रैः / मात्रेभिः¹ mātraiḥ / mātrebhiḥ¹
Dative	मात्राय mātrāya	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रेभ्यः mātrebhyaḥ
Ablative	मात्रात् mātrāt	मात्राभ्याम् mātrābhyām	मात्रेभ्यः mātrebhyaḥ
Genitive	मात्रस्य mātrasya	मात्रयोः mātrayoḥ	मात्राणाम् mātrāṇām
Locative	मात्रे mātre	मात्रयोः mātrayoḥ	मात्रेषु mātreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

मात्र • (mātra) stem

1. having the measure of, i.e. as large or high or long or broad or deep or far or much or many
2. possessing (only) as much as or no more than
3. amounting (only) to
4. being nothing but, simply or merely

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg.	मात्रः (mātraḥ)
Gen. sg.	मात्रस्य (mātrasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रः (mātraḥ)	मात्रौ (mātrau)	मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Vocative	मात्र (mātra)	मात्रौ (mātrau)	मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Accusative	मात्रम् (mātram)	मात्रौ (mātrau)	मात्रान् (mātrān)
Instrumental	मात्रेन (mātrena)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रैः (mātraiḥ)
Dative	मात्राय (mātrāya)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मात्रात् (mātrāt)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मात्रस्य (mātrasya)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रेषु (mātreṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg.	मात्रा (mātrā)
Gen. sg.	मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रा (mātrā)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Vocative	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Accusative	मात्राम् (mātrām)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Instrumental	मात्रया (mātrayā)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्राभिः (mātrābhiḥ)
Dative	मात्रायै (mātrāyai)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्राभ्यः (mātrābhyaḥ)
Ablative	मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्राभ्यः (mātrābhyaḥ)
Genitive	मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative	मात्रायाम् (mātrāyām)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रासु (mātrāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg.	मात्रम् (mātram)
Gen. sg.	मात्रस्य (mātrasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रम् (mātram)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Vocative	मात्र (mātra)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Accusative	मात्रम् (mātram)	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Instrumental	मात्रेन (mātrena)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रैः (mātraiḥ)
Dative	मात्राय (mātrāya)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मात्रात् (mātrāt)	मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām)	मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मात्रस्य (mātrasya)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative	मात्रे (mātre)	मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ)	मात्रेषु (mātreṣu)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মাত্র (matro)
• → Hindi: मात्र (mātra)
• → Telugu: మాత్రం (mātraṁ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मात्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 804/2-3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 341-3; 347
• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मात्र”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]