মাতা

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See also: মত, মৃত, and মতো

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • মতা (mota)Standard, Eastern Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mántra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠔꠣ (mata).

Pronunciation

Verb

মাতা (mata) (Central Assam)

  1. to call
    মোক মাতিছিলে নে?mük matisile ne?Did you call me?
  2. to pronounce
    Synonym: উচ্চাৰণ কৰা (ussaron kora)
    লিখাখিনি মাতাচোনlikhakhini matasün.Please pronounce the text.
  3. to invite
    Synonyms: আমন্ত্ৰণ কৰা (amontron kora), নিমন্ত্ৰণ কৰা (nimontron kora)
    সিহঁতক মাতা হ’লxihõtok mata höl.They have been invited.
  4. to talk
    Synonym: কথা পতা (kotha pota)
    তাইক কেলেই নামাতা?taik kelei namata?Why don't you talk to her?

Conjugation

Bengali

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माता (mātā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of মা (ma), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, breast), and মেয়ে (meẏe, girl).

Noun

মাতা (mata)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: জননী (jononi), মা (ma), আম্মা (amma), আম্মু (ammu), ওয়ালেদা (ōẇaleda)
    নবীজী বলেছেন পিতা-মাতা খেদমত করতে
    nobiji bolechen pita-mataro khedomot korote.
    The Holy Prophet told to serve one's (own) father and mother.
Declension
Inflection of মাতা
nominative মাতা
mata
objective মাতাকে
matake
genitive মাতার
matar
Indefinite forms
nominative মাতা
mata
objective মাতাকে
matake
genitive মাতার
matar
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মাতাটা, মাতাটি
mataṭa (colloquial), mataṭi (formal)
মাতারা
matara
objective মাতাটাকে, মাতাটিকে
mataṭake (colloquial), mataṭike (formal)
মাতাদের(কে)
matader(ke)
genitive মাতাটার, মাতাটির
mataṭar (colloquial), mataṭir (formal)
মাতাদের
matader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

মাত (mat) +‎ -আ (-a).

Verb

মাতা (mata) (Vanga)

  1. to talk, to speak
    Synonyms: মাত করা (mat kora), কথা কওয়া (kotha kōẇa), কথা বলা (kotha bola)
    বেশি মাতিস না।beśi matis na.Don't talk so much.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

মাতা (mātā)

  1. Bengali script form of mātā, which is nominative/vocative singular of মাতর্ (mātar, mother)