मत

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

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mət̪/, [mɐt̪]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)), an extension of Sanskrit मा (mā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁. Cognate to Punjabi ਮਤ (mat).

Particle

मत • (mat) (Urdu spelling مت)

not, do not; prohibitive particle
यहां धूम्रपान मत कीजिए। ― yahā̃ dhūmrapān mat kījie. ― Do not smoke here.

मत बैठो! ― mat baiṭho! ― Don't sit!

Usage notes

मत (mat) is the imperative negation and it is only used with verbs which are in the imperative mood.

Compare the subjunctive negations न (na) and ना (nā) which are only used with verbs in subjunctive mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.

Synonyms

न (na)
ना (nā)
नहीं (nahī̃)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós.

Noun

मत • (mat) m (Urdu spelling مت)

opinion, belief, view
vote

Declension

Declension of मत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मत mat	मत mat
oblique	मत mat	मतों matõ
vocative	मत mat	मतो mato

Derived terms

जनमत (janmat)
बहुमत (bahumat)
मतगणक (matagṇak)
मतगणना (matgaṇnā)
मतदाता (matdātā)
मतदान (matdān)
मताधिकार (matādhikār)

Konkani

Noun

मत • (mat) n (Latin script mot, Kannada script ಮತ್)

opinion

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mət̪/

Noun

मत • (mat) n

opinion
vote

Declension

Declension of मत (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	मत mat
direct plural	मते, मतं mate, mata
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मत mat	मते, मतं mate, mata
oblique सामान्यरूप	मता matā	मतां- matān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मताला matālā	मतांना matānnā
ergative	मताने, मतानं matāne, matāna	मतांनी matānnī
instrumental	मताशी matāśī	मतांशी matānśī
locative सप्तमी	मतात matāt	मतांत matāt
vocative संबोधन	मता matā	मतांनो matānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मत (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मताचा matāċā	मताचे matāċe	मताची matācī	मताच्या matācā	मताचे, मताचं matāċe, matāċa	मताची matācī	मताच्या matācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मतांचा matānċā	मतांचे matānċe	मतांची matāñcī	मतांच्या matāncā	मतांचे, मतांचं matānċe, matānċa	मतांची matāñcī	मतांच्या matāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

मतदान (matdān)
मतदार (matdār)
मतभेद (matbhed)
मतवादी (matvādī)

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “मत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मत”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

mata (Latin script)
𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
মত (Bengali script)
මත (Sinhalese script)
မတ (Burmese script)
มต or มะตะ (Thai script)
ᨾᨲ (Tai Tham script)
ມຕ or ມະຕະ (Lao script)
មត (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

मत

Devanagari script form of mata (“dead”)
Devanagari script form of mata (“thought”)

Declension

Declension table of "मत" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतो (mato)	मता (matā)
Accusative (second)	मतं (mataṃ)	मते (mate)
Instrumental (third)	मतेन (matena)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स (matassa) or मताय (matāya) or मतत्थं (matatthaṃ)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा (matasmā) or मतम्हा (matamhā) or मता (matā)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स (matassa)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं (matasmiṃ) or मतम्हि (matamhi) or मते (mate)	मतेसु (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	मत (mata)	मता (matā)

Declension table of "मता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मता (matā)	मतायो (matāyo) or मता (matā)
Accusative (second)	मतं (mataṃ)	मतायो (matāyo) or मता (matā)
Instrumental (third)	मताय (matāya)	मताहि (matāhi) or मताभि (matābhi)
Dative (fourth)	मताय (matāya)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मताय (matāya)	मताहि (matāhi) or मताभि (matābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मताय (matāya)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मताय (matāya) or मतायं (matāyaṃ)	मतासु (matāsu)
Vocative (calling)	मते (mate)	मतायो (matāyo) or मता (matā)

Declension table of "मत" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतं (mataṃ)	मतानि (matāni)
Accusative (second)	मतं (mataṃ)	मतानि (matāni)
Instrumental (third)	मतेन (matena)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स (matassa) or मताय (matāya) or मतत्थं (matatthaṃ)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा (matasmā) or मतम्हा (matamhā) or मता (matā)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स (matassa)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं (matasmiṃ) or मतम्हि (matamhi) or मते (mate)	मतेसु (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	मत (mata)	मतानि (matāni)

Noun

मत n

Devanagari script form of mata (“opinion”)

Declension

Declension table of "मत" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मतं (mataṃ)	मतानि (matāni)
Accusative (second)	मतं (mataṃ)	मतानि (matāni)
Instrumental (third)	मतेन (matena)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मतस्स (matassa) or मताय (matāya) or मतत्थं (matatthaṃ)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मतस्मा (matasmā) or मतम्हा (matamhā) or मता (matā)	मतेहि (matehi) or मतेभि (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मतस्स (matassa)	मतानं (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मतस्मिं (matasmiṃ) or मतम्हि (matamhi) or मते (mate)	मतेसु (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	मत (mata)	मतानि (matāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মত (Assamese script)
ᬫᬢ (Balinese script)
মত (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
မတ (Burmese script)
મત (Gujarati script)
ਮਤ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌤 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦠ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂞 (Kaithi script)
ಮತ (Kannada script)
មត (Khmer script)
ມຕ (Lao script)
മത (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘝 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐟 (Newa script)
ମତ (Odia script)
ꢪꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖝 (Siddham script)
මත (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩫 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚙 (Takri script)
மத (Tamil script)
మత (Telugu script)
มต (Thai script)
མ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root मन् (man).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

मत • (matá) stem

thought, believed, imagined, supposed, understood
regarded or considered as, taken or passing for
thought fit or right, approved
honored, esteemed, respected, liked
desired, intended

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मत (matá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतः matáḥ	मतौ / मता¹ mataú / matā́¹	मताः / मतासः¹ matā́ḥ / matā́saḥ¹
Vocative	मत máta	मतौ / मता¹ mátau / mátā¹	मताः / मतासः¹ mátāḥ / mátāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मतम् matám	मतौ / मता¹ mataú / matā́¹	मतान् matā́n
Instrumental	मतेन maténa	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतैः / मतेभिः¹ mataíḥ / matébhiḥ¹
Dative	मताय matā́ya	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Ablative	मतात् matā́t	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Genitive	मतस्य matásya	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतानाम् matā́nām
Locative	मते maté	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतेषु matéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of मति (matí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतिः matíḥ	मती matī́	मतयः matáyaḥ
Vocative	मते máte	मती mátī	मतयः mátayaḥ
Accusative	मतिम् matím	मती matī́	मतीः matī́ḥ
Instrumental	मत्या / मती¹ matyā́ / matī́¹	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभिः matíbhiḥ
Dative	मतये / मत्यै² / मती¹ matáye / matyaí² / matī́¹	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Ablative	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ matéḥ / matyā́ḥ² / matyaí³	मतिभ्याम् matíbhyām	मतिभ्यः matíbhyaḥ
Genitive	मतेः / मत्याः² / मत्यै³ matéḥ / matyā́ḥ² / matyaí³	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतीनाम् matīnā́m
Locative	मतौ / मत्याम्² / मता¹ mataú / matyā́m² / matā́¹	मत्योः matyóḥ	मतिषु matíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मत (matá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतम् matám	मते maté	मतानि / मता¹ matā́ni / matā́¹
Vocative	मत máta	मते máte	मतानि / मता¹ mátāni / mátā¹
Accusative	मतम् matám	मते maté	मतानि / मता¹ matā́ni / matā́¹
Instrumental	मतेन maténa	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतैः / मतेभिः¹ mataíḥ / matébhiḥ¹
Dative	मताय matā́ya	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Ablative	मतात् matā́t	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Genitive	मतस्य matásya	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतानाम् matā́nām
Locative	मते maté	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतेषु matéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मत • (matá) stem, n

a thought, idea, opinion, sentiment, view, belief, doctrine
intention, design, purpose, wish
knowledge

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मत (matá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मतम् matám	मते maté	मतानि / मता¹ matā́ni / matā́¹
Vocative	मत máta	मते máte	मतानि / मता¹ mátāni / mátā¹
Accusative	मतम् matám	मते maté	मतानि / मता¹ matā́ni / matā́¹
Instrumental	मतेन maténa	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतैः / मतेभिः¹ mataíḥ / matébhiḥ¹
Dative	मताय matā́ya	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Ablative	मतात् matā́t	मताभ्याम् matā́bhyām	मतेभ्यः matébhyaḥ
Genitive	मतस्य matásya	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतानाम् matā́nām
Locative	मते maté	मतयोः matáyoḥ	मतेषु matéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “मत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 776/2, 783/1.