मात्रा

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

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/, [mäːt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

मात्रा • (mātrā) f

1. amount, quantity
   1. (medicine) dose
2. a vowel diacritic in Brahmic scripts, such as Devanagari

Declension

Declension of मात्रा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राएँ mātrāẽ
oblique	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राओं mātrāõ
vocative	मात्रा mātrā	मात्राओ mātrāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मात्रा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• মাত্রা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မာတြာ (Burmese script)
• માત્રા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤ੍ਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
• មាត្រា (Khmer script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
• മാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମାତ୍ରା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මාත්‍රා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• மாத்ரா (Tamil script)
• మాత్రా (Telugu script)
• มาตฺรา (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) and Latin mēnsūra.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ːt.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

मात्रा • (mā́trā) stem, f

1. measure, quantity, size
2. unit of measure

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्रा (mā́trā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मात्रा mā́trā	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Vocative	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Accusative	मात्राम् mā́trām	मात्रे mā́tre	मात्राः mā́trāḥ
Instrumental	मात्रया / मात्रा¹ mā́trayā / mā́trā¹	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभिः mā́trābhiḥ
Dative	मात्रायै mā́trāyai	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभ्यः mā́trābhyaḥ
Ablative	मात्रायाः / मात्रायै² mā́trāyāḥ / mā́trāyai²	मात्राभ्याम् mā́trābhyām	मात्राभ्यः mā́trābhyaḥ
Genitive	मात्रायाः / मात्रायै² mā́trāyāḥ / mā́trāyai²	मात्रयोः mā́trayoḥ	मात्राणाम् mā́trāṇām
Locative	मात्रायाम् mā́trāyām	मात्रयोः mā́trayoḥ	मात्रासु mā́trāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಮಾತ್ರೆ (mātre)
• → Khmer: មាត្រា (miətraa)
• → Old Javanese: mātra
  • > Javanese: ꦩꦠꦿ (matra) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬫᬢ᭄ᬭ (matra)
• → Thai: มาตรา (mâat-dtraa)