mātāpitar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• मातापितर् (Devanagari script)
• মাতাপিতর্ (Bengali script)
• මාතාපිතර් (Sinhalese script)
• မာတာပိတရ် or မႃတႃပိတရ် (Burmese script)
• มาตาปิตรฺ or มาตาปิตัร (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩣᨷᩥᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕາປິຕຣ຺ or ມາຕາປິຕັຣ (Lao script)
• មាតាបិតរ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄂𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Dvanda compound mātar +‎ pitar. The precise formation can be traced back to Sanskrit मातापितृ (mātāpitṛ)

Noun

mātāpitar m

1. mother and father
2. parents

Usage notes

The combining form is mātāpitu.

Declension

Declension table of "mātāpitar" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	mātāpitaro or mātāpitā
Accusative (second)	mātāpitaro
Instrumental (third)	mātāpitūhi or mātāpitūbhi
Dative (fourth)	mātāpitūnaṃ or mātāpitunnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mātāpitūhi or mātāpitūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	mātāpitūnaṃ or mātāpitunnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mātāpitūsu
Vocative (calling)	mātāpitaro or mātāpitā