Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [mäː.t̪äː]
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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माता (mātāf (masculine पिता, Urdu spelling ماتا)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: अंबा (ambā), जननी (jannī), अम्मा (ammā), माँ (mā̃)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit मत्तक (mattaka, intoxicated).

Adjective

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माता (mātā) (Urdu spelling ماتا)[1][2]

  1. intoxicated, drunk

References

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  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “माता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 978
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

Nepali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā).

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Noun

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माता (mātāf

  1. mother
    Synonyms: जननी (jananī), आमा (āmā)

Declension

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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

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Noun

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माता (mātā)

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

Sanskrit

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Noun

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माता (mātā́) stemf

  1. nominative singular of मातृ (mātṛ́, mother)