मातृक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृक (mātṛka).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɪk/, [mäːt̪.ɾɪk]

Adjective

मातृक • (mātŕk) (indeclinable)

maternal
मातृक संपत्ति ― mātŕk sampatti ― maternal property

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मातृक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3879

Sanskrit

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มาตฺฤก (Thai script)
མཱ་ཏྲྀ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
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𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨼𑨉𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”) +‎ -क (-ka, relational suffix).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.tr̩.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.t̪r̩.kɐ/

Adjective

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem

maternal; inherited from, belonging or related to mother
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकः mātṛkaḥ	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकान् mātṛkān
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of मातृकी (mātṛkī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकी mātṛkī	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृक्यः / मातृकीः¹ mātṛkyaḥ / mātṛkīḥ¹
Vocative	मातृकि mātṛki	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृक्यः / मातृकीः¹ mātṛkyaḥ / mātṛkīḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकीम् mātṛkīm	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृकीः mātṛkīḥ
Instrumental	मातृक्या mātṛkyā	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभिः mātṛkībhiḥ
Dative	मातृक्यै mātṛkyai	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभ्यः mātṛkībhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृक्याः / मातृक्यै² mātṛkyāḥ / mātṛkyai²	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभ्यः mātṛkībhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृक्याः / मातृक्यै² mātṛkyāḥ / mātṛkyai²	मातृक्योः mātṛkyoḥ	मातृकीणाम् mātṛkīṇām
Locative	मातृक्याम् mātṛkyām	मातृक्योः mātṛkyoḥ	मातृकीषु mātṛkīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, m

mother's brother; maternal uncle
Synonym: मातुल (mātula)
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकः mātṛkaḥ	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकान् mātṛkān
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, n

nature, quality of a mother
Synonyms: मातृता (mātṛtā), मातृत्व (mātṛtva)
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 3.16.34:
  न पित्र्यमनुवर्तन्ते मातृकं द्विपदा इति ।
  ख्यातो लोकप्रवादोऽयं भरतेनान्यथा कृतः ॥
  na pitryamanuvartante mātṛkaṃ dvipadā iti.
  khyāto lokapravādoʼyaṃ bharatenānyathā kṛtaḥ.
  It is a known saying that humans follow not the nature of the father, but the nature of the mother, but Bharata did otherwise.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “मातृक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “mātṛka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मातृक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1258