মত

See also: মৃত, মাতা, and মতো

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós (“thought, opinion, feeling”).

The postposition evolved from the noun with shift in sense: "opinion" > "(specific) way" > "like (that way)".

Pronunciation

• (noun)
• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔt̪/, [ˈmɔt̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔt̪/, [ˈmɔt̪]
• (postpostion)
• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔt̪o/, [ˈmɔt̪oˑ], /mot̪o/, [ˈmot̪oˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔt̪o/, [ˈmɔt̪oˑ], /mot̪o/, [ˈmot̪oˑ]

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Noun

মত • (mot)

1. opinion, view, consent
2. tenet, doctrine

Postposition

মত • (moto) (with genitive case)

1. like, similar to, resembling

   আমি আপনাদের মধ্যে চলি, কিন্তু আমি আপনাদের মত নই.

   ami apnader modhye coli, kintu ami apnader moto noi.

   I move among you, but I am not like you.

Alternative forms

• মতো (motō)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mata (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• मत (Devanagari 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

মত

1. Bengali script form of mata (“dead”)
2. Bengali script form of mata (“thought”)

Declension

Declension table of "মত" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	মতো (mato)	মতা (matā)
Accusative (second)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতে (mate)
Instrumental (third)	মতেন (matena)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	মতস্স (matassa) or মতায (matāya) or মতত্থং (matatthaṃ)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	মতস্মা (matasmā) or মতম্হা (matamhā) or মতা (matā)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	মতস্স (matassa)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	মতস্মিং (matasmiṃ) or মতম্হি (matamhi) or মতে (mate)	মতেসু (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	মত (mata)	মতা (matā)

Declension table of "মতা" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	মতা (matā)	মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā)
Accusative (second)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā)
Instrumental (third)	মতায (matāya)	মতাহি (matāhi) or মতাভি (matābhi)
Dative (fourth)	মতায (matāya)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	মতায (matāya)	মতাহি (matāhi) or মতাভি (matābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	মতায (matāya)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	মতায (matāya) or মতাযং (matāyaṃ)	মতাসু (matāsu)
Vocative (calling)	মতে (mate)	মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā)

Declension table of "মত" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতানি (matāni)
Accusative (second)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতানি (matāni)
Instrumental (third)	মতেন (matena)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	মতস্স (matassa) or মতায (matāya) or মতত্থং (matatthaṃ)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	মতস্মা (matasmā) or মতম্হা (matamhā) or মতা (matā)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	মতস্স (matassa)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	মতস্মিং (matasmiṃ) or মতম্হি (matamhi) or মতে (mate)	মতেসু (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	মত (mata)	মতানি (matāni)

Noun

মত n

1. Bengali script form of mata (“opinion”)

Declension

Declension table of "মত" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতানি (matāni)
Accusative (second)	মতং (mataṃ)	মতানি (matāni)
Instrumental (third)	মতেন (matena)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Dative (fourth)	মতস্স (matassa) or মতায (matāya) or মতত্থং (matatthaṃ)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	মতস্মা (matasmā) or মতম্হা (matamhā) or মতা (matā)	মতেহি (matehi) or মতেভি (matebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	মতস্স (matassa)	মতানং (matānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	মতস্মিং (matasmiṃ) or মতম্হি (matamhi) or মতে (mate)	মতেসু (matesu)
Vocative (calling)	মত (mata)	মতানি (matāni)