ममता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ममता (mamatā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /məm.t̪ɑː/, [mɐ̃m.t̪äː]

Noun

ममता • (mamtā) f

love, affection, endearment
Synonym: ममत्व (mamatva)

Declension

Declension of *ममता* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ममता mamtā	ममताएँ mamtāẽ
oblique	ममता mamtā	ममताओं mamtāõ
vocative	ममता mamtā	ममताओ mamtāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

মমতা (Assamese script)
ᬫᬫᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
মমতা (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰦𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀫𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
မမတာ (Burmese script)
મમતા (Gujarati script)
ਮਮਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌮𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦩꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂧𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಮಮತಾ (Kannada script)
មមតា (Khmer script)
ມມຕາ (Lao script)
മമതാ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘦𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧆𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐩𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
ମମତା (Odia script)
ꢪꢪꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆩𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖦𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
මමතා (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩴𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚢𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
மமதா (Tamil script)
మమతా (Telugu script)
มมตา (Thai script)
མ་མ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒧𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨢𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of मम (mama) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.mɐ.tɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.mɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

ममता • (mamatā) stem, ?

The feeling of 'meum', the sense of ownership, self-interest, selfishness
Pride, arrogance, self-sufficiency
Individuality