मात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्र (mātra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [mäːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Adjective

मात्र • (mātra) (indeclinable)

  1. mere, but a(n)

Adverb

मात्र • (mātra)

  1. merely, only, just
    Synonyms: सिर्फ़ (sirf), केवल (keval)
    मैंने मात्र एक पल के लिए देखा।
    ma͠ine mātra ek pal ke lie dekhā.
    I only looked for a moment.

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́tram, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-tro-m, from *meh₁- (to measure). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron), hence English metre.

Pronunciation

Noun

मात्र • (mātra) stem, n

  1. an element, elementary matter
  2. measure, quantity, sum, size, duration, a measure of any kind
  3. the full or simple measure of anything, the whole or totality, the one thing and no more, often = nothing but, entirely, only

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मात्र (mātra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मात्रम्
mātram
मात्रे
mātre
मात्राणि / मात्रा¹
mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Vocative मात्र
mātra
मात्रे
mātre
मात्राणि / मात्रा¹
mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Accusative मात्रम्
mātram
मात्रे
mātre
मात्राणि / मात्रा¹
mātrāṇi / mātrā¹
Instrumental मात्रेण
mātreṇa
मात्राभ्याम्
mātrābhyām
मात्रैः / मात्रेभिः¹
mātraiḥ / mātrebhiḥ¹
Dative मात्राय
mātrāya
मात्राभ्याम्
mātrābhyām
मात्रेभ्यः
mātrebhyaḥ
Ablative मात्रात्
mātrāt
मात्राभ्याम्
mātrābhyām
मात्रेभ्यः
mātrebhyaḥ
Genitive मात्रस्य
mātrasya
मात्रयोः
mātrayoḥ
मात्राणाम्
mātrāṇām
Locative मात्रे
mātre
मात्रयोः
mātrayoḥ
मात्रेषु
mātreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

मात्र • (mātra) stem

  1. having the measure of, i.e. as large or high or long or broad or deep or far or much or many
  2. possessing (only) as much as or no more than
  3. amounting (only) to
  4. being nothing but, simply or merely

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg. मात्रः (mātraḥ)
Gen. sg. मात्रस्य (mātrasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मात्रः (mātraḥ) मात्रौ (mātrau) मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Vocative मात्र (mātra) मात्रौ (mātrau) मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Accusative मात्रम् (mātram) मात्रौ (mātrau) मात्रान् (mātrān)
Instrumental मात्रेन (mātrena) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रैः (mātraiḥ)
Dative मात्राय (mātrāya) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Ablative मात्रात् (mātrāt) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Genitive मात्रस्य (mātrasya) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative मात्रे (mātre) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रेषु (mātreṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg. मात्रा (mātrā)
Gen. sg. मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मात्रा (mātrā) मात्रे (mātre) मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Vocative मात्रे (mātre) मात्रे (mātre) मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Accusative मात्राम् (mātrām) मात्रे (mātre) मात्राः (mātrāḥ)
Instrumental मात्रया (mātrayā) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्राभिः (mātrābhiḥ)
Dative मात्रायै (mātrāyai) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्राभ्यः (mātrābhyaḥ)
Ablative मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्राभ्यः (mātrābhyaḥ)
Genitive मात्रायाः (mātrāyāḥ) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative मात्रायाम् (mātrāyām) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रासु (mātrāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of मात्र
Nom. sg. मात्रम् (mātram)
Gen. sg. मात्रस्य (mātrasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मात्रम् (mātram) मात्रे (mātre) मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Vocative मात्र (mātra) मात्रे (mātre) मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Accusative मात्रम् (mātram) मात्रे (mātre) मात्रानि (mātrāni)
Instrumental मात्रेन (mātrena) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रैः (mātraiḥ)
Dative मात्राय (mātrāya) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Ablative मात्रात् (mātrāt) मात्राभ्याम् (mātrābhyām) मात्रेभ्यः (mātrebhyaḥ)
Genitive मात्रस्य (mātrasya) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रानाम् (mātrānām)
Locative मात्रे (mātre) मात्रयोः (mātrayoḥ) मात्रेषु (mātreṣu)

Descendants

  • Bengali: মাত্র (matro)
  • Hindi: मात्र (mātra)
  • Telugu: మాత్రం (mātraṁ)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मात्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 804/2-3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 341-3; 347
  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मात्र”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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