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Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मत (mata), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tós (“thought, opinion, feeling”).
The postposition evolved from the noun with shift in sense: "opinion" > "(specific) way" > "like (that way)".
Pronunciation
Noun
মত • (mot)
- opinion, view, consent
- tenet, doctrine
Postposition
মত • (moto) (with genitive case)
- like, similar to, resembling
Alternative forms
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- mata (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- मत (Devanagari script)
- මත (Sinhalese script)
- မတ (Burmese script)
- มต or มะตะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຕ or ມະຕະ (Lao script)
- មត (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄖 (Chakma script)
Adjective
মত
- Bengali script form of mata (“dead”)
- Bengali script form of mata (“thought”)
Declension
Declension table of "মত" (masculine)
Declension table of "মতা" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | মতা (matā) | মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā) |
| Accusative (second) | মতং (mataṃ) | মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā) |
| Instrumental (third) | মতায (matāya) | মতাহি (matāhi) or মতাভি (matābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | মতায (matāya) | মতানং (matānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | মতায (matāya) | মতাহি (matāhi) or মতাভি (matābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | মতায (matāya) | মতানং (matānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | মতায (matāya) or মতাযং (matāyaṃ) | মতাসু (matāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | মতে (mate) | মতাযো (matāyo) or মতা (matā) |
Declension table of "মত" (neuter)
Noun
মত n
- Bengali script form of mata (“opinion”)
Declension
Declension table of "মত" (neuter)