मात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मात्र (mātra).

Adjective

मात्र (mātra) (indeclinable)

  1. mere, but a(n)

Adverb

मात्र (mātra)

  1. merely, only, just
    मैंने मात्र एक पल के लिए देखा।
    mainne mātr ek pal ke lie dekhā.
    I only looked for a moment.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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) n

  1. an element, elementary matter
  2. measure, quantity, sum, size, duration, a measure of any kind

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

Descendants

  • Hindi: मात्र (mātra)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.