mātar

See also: matar, Matar, and måtar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• मातर् (Devanagari script)
• মাতর্ (Bengali script)
• මාතර් (Sinhalese script)
• မာတရ် or မႃတရ် (Burmese script)
• มาตรฺ or มาตัร (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕຣ຺ or ມາຕັຣ (Lao script)
• មាតរ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).

Noun

mātar f

1. mother
   • c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:

     7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
     tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.

     7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.

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

Derived terms

• mātāpitar
• mātugāma

Descendants

• → Burmese: မာတာ (mata)
• → Thai: มาตุ (maa-dtù)

References

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

Tocharian B

Noun

mātar m

1. monster