Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).
मातृ • (mātŕ) f (Urdu spelling ماتر)
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (m-a-t-a /mātā/), Old Armenian մայր (mayr), Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr), Old Church Slavonic мати (mati), Latin māter, Old English mōdor (whence English mother).
मातृ • (mātṛ́) stem, f
| Feminine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mātṛ́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | माता mātā́ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातरः mātáraḥ |
| Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mā́tarau / mā́tarā¹ |
मातरः mā́taraḥ |
| Accusative | मातरम् mātáram |
मातरौ / मातरा¹ mātárau / mātárā¹ |
मातॄः / मातरः mātṝ́ḥ / mātaraḥ |
| Instrumental | मात्रा mātrā́ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभिः mātṛ́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मात्रे mātré |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मातुः mātúḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mātṛ́bhyām |
मातृभ्यः mātṛ́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मातुः mātúḥ |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातॄणाम् mātṝṇā́m |
| Locative | मातरि mātári |
मात्रोः mātróḥ |
मातृषु mātṛ́ṣu |
| Notes |
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From the root मा (mā) + -तृ (-tṛ).
मातृ • (mā́tṛ) stem, m
| Masculine ṛ-stem declension of मातृ (mā́tṛ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | माता mā́tā |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
| Vocative | मातः mā́taḥ |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातारः mā́tāraḥ |
| Accusative | मातारम् mā́tāram |
मातारौ / मातारा¹ mā́tārau / mā́tārā¹ |
मातॄन् mā́tṝn |
| Instrumental | मात्रा mā́trā |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभिः mā́tṛbhiḥ |
| Dative | मात्रे mā́tre |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मातृभ्याम् mā́tṛbhyām |
मातृभ्यः mā́tṛbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मातुः mā́tuḥ |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातॄणाम् mā́tṝṇām |
| Locative | मातरि mā́tari |
मात्रोः mā́troḥ |
मातृषु mā́tṛṣu |
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