अमात्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.mɑːt̪.jᵊ/, [ɐ.mäːt̪.jᵊ]

Noun

अमात्य • (amātya) m

minister, counselor
Synonyms: मंत्री (mantrī), वज़ीर (vazīr)
- 2018–2019, “Chanakya's Proposal”, in Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series), episode 1, spoken by Cāṇakya (Tarun Khanna), via Sony Entertainment Television:
  एक अमात्य का परम कर्तव्य होता है अपने सम्राट की आज्ञा का पूर्ण रूप से पालन करना। अमात्य राक्षस, आपका स्थान तो सम्राट के पास [है]। यहाँ आने का अभिप्राय?
  ek amātya kā param kartavya hotā hai apne samrāṭ kī ājñā kā pūrṇ rūp se pālan karnā. amātya rākṣas, āpkā sthān to samrāṭ ke pās [hai]. yahā̃ āne kā abhiprāy?
  It is the ultimate duty of a minister to fulfil the orders of his emperor completely. Minister Rākṣasa, your place is with the emperor. What is the purpose of coming here?

Declension

Declension of *अमात्य* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	अमात्य amātya	अमात्य amātya
oblique	अमात्य amātya	अमात्यों amātyõ
vocative	अमात्य amātya	अमात्यो amātyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अमात्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 291
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अमात्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 52

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

অমাত্য (Assamese script)
ᬅᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
অমাত্য (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
အမာတျ (Burmese script)
અમાત્ય (Gujarati script)
ਅਮਾਤ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦩꦴꦠꦾ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ಅಮಾತ್ಯ (Kannada script)
អមាត្យ (Khmer script)
ອມາຕ຺ຍ (Lao script)
അമാത്യ (Malayalam script)
ᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
ᠠᠮᠠᢗᢐᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
ଅମାତ୍ଯ (Odia script)
ꢂꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
අමාත්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩴𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
அமாத்ய (Tamil script)
అమాత్య (Telugu script)
อมาตฺย (Thai script)
ཨ་མཱ་ཏྱ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨢𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अमा (amā́, “at home, in the house”) +‎ -त्य (-tya).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɑ́ːt.jɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɑːt̪.jɐ/

Noun

अमात्य • (amā́tya) stem, m

inmate of the same house, belonging to the same house or family, relative; companion
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.15.3:
  स नो वेदो अमात्यम् अग्नी रक्षतु विश्वतः ।
  उतास्मान् पात्व् अंहसः ॥
  sa no vedo amātyam agnī rakṣatu viśvataḥ.
  utāsmān pātv aṃhasaḥ.
  May Agni guard our household folk and property from all sides;
  May he protect us from trouble.
a king's companion; minister, confidant, counselor
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.42.35:
  कंसः परिवृतो ऽमात्यै राजमञ्च उपाविशत् ।
  मण्डलेश्वरमध्यस्थो हृदयेन विदूयता ॥
  kaṃsaḥ parivṛto ʼmātyai rājamañca upāviśat.
  maṇḍaleśvaramadhyastho hṛdayena vidūyatā.
  With trembling heart, Kaṃsa took his seat on the imperial dais, surrounded by his ministers and provincial rulers.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अमात्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अमात्यः (amā́tyaḥ)	अमात्यौ (amā́tyau) अमात्या¹ (amā́tyā¹)	अमात्याः (amā́tyāḥ) अमात्यासः¹ (amā́tyāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अमात्यम् (amā́tyam)	अमात्यौ (amā́tyau) अमात्या¹ (amā́tyā¹)	अमात्यान् (amā́tyān)
instrumental	अमात्येन (amā́tyena)	अमात्याभ्याम् (amā́tyābhyām)	अमात्यैः (amā́tyaiḥ) अमात्येभिः¹ (amā́tyebhiḥ¹)
dative	अमात्याय (amā́tyāya)	अमात्याभ्याम् (amā́tyābhyām)	अमात्येभ्यः (amā́tyebhyaḥ)
ablative	अमात्यात् (amā́tyāt)	अमात्याभ्याम् (amā́tyābhyām)	अमात्येभ्यः (amā́tyebhyaḥ)
genitive	अमात्यस्य (amā́tyasya)	अमात्ययोः (amā́tyayoḥ)	अमात्यानाम् (amā́tyānām)
locative	अमात्ये (amā́tye)	अमात्ययोः (amā́tyayoḥ)	अमात्येषु (amā́tyeṣu)
vocative	अमात्य (ámātya)	अमात्यौ (ámātyau) अमात्या¹ (ámātyā¹)	अमात्याः (ámātyāḥ) अमात्यासः¹ (ámātyāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: amacca
Prakrit: 𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (amacca)
→ Burmese: အမတ် (a.mat)
→ Hindi: अमात्य (amātya)
→ Telugu: అమాత్యుడు (amātyuḍu)
→ Thai: อำมาตย์ (am-màat)
→ English: amātya, amatya (transliteration)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “अमात्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 81.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “amātya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अमात्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 202
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “amā́tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 25
Vishvanath Shastri, Nigamanand Shastri, Lakshminarayan Shastri (2009) श्रीवरदराजप्रणीता लघुसिद्धान्तकौमुदी [śrīvaradarājapraṇītā laghusiddhāntakaumudī, Laghusiddhāntakaumudī of Varadarāja], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 291
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 95