माता

In the sense of "smallpox", compare other-language epithets for the goddess Shitala and words for "mother" or "goddess" like Sanskrit शीतला (śītalā, “Shitala, smallpox”), Assamese আই (ai, “mother, smallpox”), Marathi देवी (devī, “goddess, smallpox”), and Tamil அம்மை (ammai, “mother, smallpox”).

Noun

माता • (mātā) f (masculine पिता, Urdu spelling ماتا)

mother
Synonyms: अंबा (ambā), जननी (jannī), अम्मा (ammā), माँ (mā̃)
(Hinduism) ellipsis of शीतला माता (śītlā mātā, “(Mother) Shitala”) A goddess associated with smallpox and more broadly the curing of poxes and diseases.
1. (by extension) smallpox
  Synonyms: शीतला (śītlā), चेचक (cecak), मसूरिका (masūrikā)

Declension

Declension of *माता* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	माता mātā	माताएँ mātāẽ
oblique	माता mātā	माताओं mātāõ
vocative	माता mātā	माताओ mātāo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्तक (mattaka, “intoxicated”). See also माँत (mā̃t).

Adjective

माता • (mātā) (Urdu spelling ماتا)^[1]^[2]

intoxicated, drunk

References

^ Platts, John T. (1884) “माता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 978
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā, “mother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.t̪a/

Noun

माता • (mātā) f

(literary) mother
Synonyms: आई (āī) ( standard), जननी (jannī)

माता गांधारी ने कौरवांच्या मृत्यूवर क्रंदन करता श्रीकृष्णास श्राप दिले
mātā gāndhārī ne kaurvāñcyā mrutyūvar krandan kartā śrīkruṣṇās śrāp dile
Mother Gandhari, while lamenting the death of the Kauravas, cursed Shri Krishna

Declension

Declension of माता (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	माता mātā
direct plural	माता mātā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	माता mātā	माता mātā
oblique सामान्यरूप	माते māte	मातां- mātān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मातेला mātelā	मातांना mātānnā
ergative	मातेने, मातेनं mātene, mātena	मातांनी mātānnī
instrumental	मातेशी māteśī	मातांशी mātānśī
locative सप्तमी	मातेत mātet	मातांत mātāt
vocative संबोधन	माते māte	मातांनो mātānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of माता (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मातेचा māteċā	मातेचे māteċe	मातेची mātecī	मातेच्या mātecā	मातेचे, मातेचं māteċe, māteċa	मातेची mātecī	मातेच्या mātecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मातांचा mātānċā	मातांचे mātānċe	मातांची mātāñcī	मातांच्या mātāncā	मातांचे, मातांचं mātānċe, mātānċa	मातांची mātāñcī	मातांच्या mātāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mät̪ä]
Phonetic Devanagari: माता

Noun

माता • (mātā) f

mother
Synonyms: जननी (jananī), आमा (āmā)

Declension

Declension of माता
	Singular	Plural
nominative	माता [mät̪ä]	माताहरू [mät̪ä̤ːɾu]
accusative	मातालाई [mät̪äläi]	माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	माताले [mät̪äle]	माताहरूले [mät̪ä̤ːɾule]
dative	मातालाई [mät̪äläi]	माताहरूलाई [mät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	माताबाट [mät̪äbäʈʌ]	माताहरूबाट [mät̪ä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	माताको [mät̪äko]	माताहरूको [mät̪ä̤ːɾuko]
locative	मातामा [mät̪ämä]	माताहरूमा [mät̪ä̤ːɾumä]

Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

mātā (Latin script)
𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
মাতা (Bengali script)
මාතා (Sinhalese script)
မာတာ or မႃတႃ (Burmese script)
มาตา (Thai script)
ᨾᩣᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ມາຕາ (Lao script)
មាតា (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

माता (mātā)

Devanagari script form of mātā, which is nominative/vocative singular of मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মাতা (Assamese script)
ᬫᬵᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
মাতা (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
မာတာ (Burmese script)
માતા (Gujarati script)
ਮਾਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦴꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಮಾತಾ (Kannada script)
មាតា (Khmer script)
ມາຕາ (Lao script)
മാതാ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
ମାତା (Odia script)
ꢪꢵꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
මාතා (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
மாதா (Tamil script)
మాతా (Telugu script)
มาตา (Thai script)
མཱ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.tɑ́ː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː/

Verb

माता • (mātā́) third-singular indicative (type P, periphrastic future, root मा)

periphrastic future of मा (mā)

Conjugation

Periphrastic Future: माता (mātā́), माता (mātā́)
	Active			Middle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	माता mātā́	मातारौ / मातारा¹ mātā́rau / mātā́rā¹	मातारः mātā́raḥ	माता mātā́	मातारौ mātā́rau	मातारः mātā́raḥ
Second	मातासि mātā́si	मातास्थः mātā́sthaḥ	मातास्थ mātā́stha	मातासे mātā́se	मातासाथे mātā́sāthe	माताध्वे mātā́dhve
First	मातास्मि mātā́smi	मातास्वः mātā́svaḥ	मातास्मः / मातास्मसि¹ mātā́smaḥ / mātā́smasi¹	माताहे mātā́he	मातास्वहे mātā́svahe	मातास्महे mātā́smahe
Notes	The middle forms of the periphrastic future rarely occur. ¹Vedic

Noun

माता • (mātā́) stem, f

nominative singular of मातृ (mātṛ́, “mother”)

[1] Platts, John T. (1884) “माता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 978

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

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