mātar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
मातर् (Devanagari script)
মাতর্ (Bengali script)
මාතර් (Sinhalese script)
မာတရ် (Burmese script)
มาตรฺ (Thai script)
ᨾᩣᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
មាតរ៑ (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā. Compare Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).

Noun

mātar f

mother

Declension

Declension table of "mātu" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mātā	mātaro
Accusative (second)	mātaraṃ	mātaro
Instrumental (third)	mātarā	mātūhi or mātūbhi
Dative (fourth)	mātu or mātuyā or mātāya	mātūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mātarā	mātūhi or mātūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	mātu or mātuyā or mātāya	mātūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mātari	mātūsu
Vocative (calling)	mātā or māta	mātaro

Descendants

→ Burmese: မာတာ (mata)

References

mātar in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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