ममता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ममता (mamatā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məm.t̪ɑː/, [mɐ̃m.t̪äː]

Noun

ममता • (mamtā) f

1. love, affection, endearment

   Synonym: ममत्व (mamatva)

Declension

Declension of ममता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ममता mamtā	ममताएँ mamtāẽ
oblique	ममता mamtā	ममताओं mamtāõ
vocative	ममता mamtā	ममताओ mamtāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মমতা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬫᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• মমতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰦𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀫𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မမတာ (Burmese script)
• મમતા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਮਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌮𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦩꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂧𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಮತಾ (Kannada script)
• មមតា (Khmer script)
• ມມຕາ (Lao script)
• മമതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘦𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧆𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐩𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମମତା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢪꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆩𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖦𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මමතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩴𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚢𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• மமதா (Tamil script)
• మమతా (Telugu script)
• มมตา (Thai script)
• མ་མ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒧𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨢𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of मम (mama) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.mɐ.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.mɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

ममता • (mamatā) stem, ?

1. The feeling of 'meum', the sense of ownership, self-interest, selfishness
2. Pride, arrogance, self-sufficiency
3. Individuality

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ममता”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]