मात्रा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/, [mäːt̪.ɾäː]
Noun
मात्रा • (mātrā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मात्रा mātrā |
मात्राएँ mātrāẽ |
| oblique | मात्रा mātrā |
मात्राओं mātrāõ |
| vocative | मात्रा mātrā |
मात्राओ mātrāo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मात्रा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मात्रा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “मात्रा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मात्रा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मात्रा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मात्रा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- মাত্রা (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- မာတြာ (Burmese script)
- માત્રા (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਤ੍ਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
- មាត្រា (Khmer script)
- ມາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
- മാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମାତ୍ରା (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මාත්රා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- மாத்ரா (Tamil script)
- మాత్రా (Telugu script)
- มาตฺรา (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) and Latin mēnsūra.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑ́ːt.ɾɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/
Noun
मात्रा • (mā́trā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मात्रा (mā́trā) | मात्रे (mā́tre) | मात्राः (mā́trāḥ) |
| accusative | मात्राम् (mā́trām) | मात्रे (mā́tre) | मात्राः (mā́trāḥ) |
| instrumental | मात्रया (mā́trayā) मात्रा¹ (mā́trā¹) |
मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) | मात्राभिः (mā́trābhiḥ) |
| dative | मात्रायै (mā́trāyai) | मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) | मात्राभ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मात्रायाः (mā́trāyāḥ) मात्रायै² (mā́trāyai²) |
मात्राभ्याम् (mā́trābhyām) | मात्राभ्यः (mā́trābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मात्रायाः (mā́trāyāḥ) मात्रायै² (mā́trāyai²) |
मात्रयोः (mā́trayoḥ) | मात्राणाम् (mā́trāṇām) |
| locative | मात्रायाम् (mā́trāyām) | मात्रयोः (mā́trayoḥ) | मात्रासु (mā́trāsu) |
| vocative | मात्रे (mā́tre) | मात्रे (mā́tre) | मात्राः (mā́trāḥ) |
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