maddavatā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मद्दवता (Devanagari script)
• মদ্দৰতা (Bengali script)
• මද‍්දවතා (Sinhalese script)
• မဒ္ဒဝတာ or မၻ္ၻဝတႃ or မၻ်ၻဝတႃ (Burmese script)
• มทฺทวตา or มัททะวะตา (Thai script)
• ᨾᨴ᩠ᨴᩅᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມທ຺ທວຕາ or ມັທທະວະຕາ (Lao script)
• មទ្ទវតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄘𑄴𑄘𑅇𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From maddava (“soft, gentle”, adjective) +‎ -tā.

Noun

maddavatā f

1. softness, gentleness, mildness

Declension

Declension table of "maddavatā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maddavatā	maddavatāyo or maddavatā
Accusative (second)	maddavataṃ	maddavatāyo or maddavatā
Instrumental (third)	maddavatāya	maddavatāhi or maddavatābhi
Dative (fourth)	maddavatāya	maddavatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maddavatāya	maddavatāhi or maddavatābhi
Genitive (sixth)	maddavatāya	maddavatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maddavatāya or maddavatāyaṃ	maddavatāsu
Vocative (calling)	maddavate	maddavatāyo or maddavatā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maddavatā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 519