जामातृ

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́mātā (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (zāmātar, “son-in-law”), Persian داماد (dâmâd), Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós, “any relative by marriage”), γάμος (gámos) (whence English -gamy).

Pronunciation

Noun

जामातृ • (jā́mātṛ) stem, m

  1. a son-in-law
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.26.21:
      तव॑ वायव् ऋतस्पते॒ त्वष्टु॑र् जामातर् अद्भुत।
      अवां॒स्य् आ वृ॑णीमहे॥
      táva vāyav ṛtaspate tváṣṭur jāmātar adbhuta.
      ávāṃsy ā́ vṛṇīmahe.
      Wonderful Vāyu, Lord of the Order, O thou who art Tvaṣṭar's son-in-law,
      Thy saving succour we elect.

Declension

Both 'a' and 'ā' occur in the strong stem:

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of जामातृ (jā́mātṛ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जामाता
jā́mātā 		जामातरौ / जामातरा¹
jā́mātarau / jā́mātarā¹ 		जामातरः
jā́mātaraḥ
Vocative जामातः
jā́mātaḥ 		जामातरौ / जामातरा¹
jā́mātarau / jā́mātarā¹ 		जामातरः
jā́mātaraḥ
Accusative जामातरम्
jā́mātaram 		जामातरौ / जामातरा¹
jā́mātarau / jā́mātarā¹ 		जामातॄन्
jā́mātṝn
Instrumental जामात्रा
jā́mātrā 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभिः
jā́mātṛbhiḥ
Dative जामात्रे
jā́mātre 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभ्यः
jā́mātṛbhyaḥ
Ablative जामातुः
jā́mātuḥ 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभ्यः
jā́mātṛbhyaḥ
Genitive जामातुः
jā́mātuḥ 		जामात्रोः
jā́mātroḥ 		जामातॄणाम्
jā́mātṝṇām
Locative जामातरि
jā́mātari 		जामात्रोः
jā́mātroḥ 		जामातृषु
jā́mātṛṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of जामातृ (jā́mātṛ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जामाता
jā́mātā 		जामातारौ / जामातारा¹
jā́mātārau / jā́mātārā¹ 		जामातारः
jā́mātāraḥ
Vocative जामातः
jā́mātaḥ 		जामातारौ / जामातारा¹
jā́mātārau / jā́mātārā¹ 		जामातारः
jā́mātāraḥ
Accusative जामातारम्
jā́mātāram 		जामातारौ / जामातारा¹
jā́mātārau / jā́mātārā¹ 		जामातॄन्
jā́mātṝn
Instrumental जामात्रा
jā́mātrā 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभिः
jā́mātṛbhiḥ
Dative जामात्रे
jā́mātre 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभ्यः
jā́mātṛbhyaḥ
Ablative जामातुः
jā́mātuḥ 		जामातृभ्याम्
jā́mātṛbhyām 		जामातृभ्यः
jā́mātṛbhyaḥ
Genitive जामातुः
jā́mātuḥ 		जामात्रोः
jā́mātroḥ 		जामातॄणाम्
jā́mātṝṇām
Locative जामातरि
jā́mātari 		जामात्रोः
jā́mātroḥ 		जामातृषु
jā́mātṛṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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