Assamese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably from Sanskrit मर्त (marta, man), compare Apabhraṁśa matta ("man") and Nepali मत्ता (mattā, male elephant).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

মতা (mota)

  1. male

Noun edit

মতা (mota)

  1. man, male animals
  2. (informal) husband
    Synonyms: গিৰি (giri), পতি (poti)

See also edit

References edit

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “márta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mántra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠔꠣ (mata).

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

মতা (mota)

  1. to call
    মোক মাতিছিলে নে?mük matisile ne?Did you call me?
  2. to pronounce
    Synonym: উচ্চাৰণ কৰা (ussaron kora)
    লিখাখিনি মাতাচোনlikhakhini matasün.Please pronounce the text.
  3. to invite
    Synonyms: আমন্ত্ৰণ কৰা (amontron kora), নিমন্ত্ৰণ কৰা (nimontron kora)
    সিহঁতক মতা হ’লxihõtok mota höl.They have been invited.
  4. to talk
    Synonym: কথা পতা (kotha pota)
    তাইক কেলেই নামাতা?taik kelei namata?Why don't you talk to her?
Conjugation edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

মতা (matā)

  1. Bengali script form of matā, which is inflection of মত:
    1. masculine/neuter ablative singular
    2. masculine nominative/vocative plural
    3. feminine nominative singular/plural
    4. feminine vocative/accusative (mata, dead; thought)

Noun edit

মতা (matā)

  1. Bengali script form of matā, which is ablative singular of মত (mata, opinion)