maddavatā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 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 \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)maddavatāmaddavatāyo or maddavatā
Accusative (second)maddavataṃmaddavatāyo or maddavatā
Instrumental (third)maddavatāyamaddavatāhi or maddavatābhi
Dative (fourth)maddavatāyamaddavatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)maddavatāyamaddavatāhi or maddavatābhi
Genitive (sixth)maddavatāyamaddavatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)maddavatāya or maddavatāyaṃmaddavatāsu
Vocative (calling)maddavatemaddavatāyo or maddavatā

References

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