मातृक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मातृक (mātṛka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːt̪.ɾɪk/, [mäːt̪.ɾɪk]

Adjective

मातृक • (mātŕk) (indeclinable)

1. maternal

   मातृक संपत्ति ― mātŕk sampatti ― maternal property

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मातृक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3879

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মাতৃক (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬢᬺᬓ (Balinese script)
• মাতৃক (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰝𑰴𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀾𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• မာတၖက (Burmese script)
• માતૃક (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਤ੍ਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦠꦽꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂞𑃂𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾತೃಕ (Kannada script)
• មាត្ឫក (Khmer script)
• ມາຕ຺ຣິກ (Lao script)
• മാതൃക (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘝𑘵𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢐᠷᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑦽𑧖𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐟𑐺𑐎 (Newa script)
• ମାତୃକ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢡꢺꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆠𑆸𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖝𑖴𑖎 (Siddham script)
• මාතෘක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩫𑩙𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚙𑚊 (Takri script)
• மாத்ரிக (Tamil script)
• మాతృక (Telugu script)
• มาตฺฤก (Thai script)
• མཱ་ཏྲྀ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒞𑒵𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨙𑨼𑨉𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”) +‎ -क (-ka, relational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.tr̩.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.t̪r̩.kɐ/

Adjective

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem

1. maternal; inherited from, belonging or related to mother
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकः mātṛkaḥ	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकान् mātṛkān
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of मातृकी (mātṛkī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकी mātṛkī	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृक्यः / मातृकीः¹ mātṛkyaḥ / mātṛkīḥ¹
Vocative	मातृकि mātṛki	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृक्यः / मातृकीः¹ mātṛkyaḥ / mātṛkīḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकीम् mātṛkīm	मातृक्यौ / मातृकी¹ mātṛkyau / mātṛkī¹	मातृकीः mātṛkīḥ
Instrumental	मातृक्या mātṛkyā	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभिः mātṛkībhiḥ
Dative	मातृक्यै mātṛkyai	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभ्यः mātṛkībhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृक्याः / मातृक्यै² mātṛkyāḥ / mātṛkyai²	मातृकीभ्याम् mātṛkībhyām	मातृकीभ्यः mātṛkībhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृक्याः / मातृक्यै² mātṛkyāḥ / mātṛkyai²	मातृक्योः mātṛkyoḥ	मातृकीणाम् mātṛkīṇām
Locative	मातृक्याम् mātṛkyām	मातृक्योः mātṛkyoḥ	मातृकीषु mātṛkīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, m

1. mother's brother; maternal uncle

   Synonym: मातुल (mātula)

   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकः mātṛkaḥ	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकाः / मातृकासः¹ mātṛkāḥ / mātṛkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृकौ / मातृका¹ mātṛkau / mātṛkā¹	मातृकान् mātṛkān
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मातृक • (mātṛka) stem, n

1. nature, quality of a mother

   Synonyms: मातृता (mātṛtā), मातृत्व (mātṛtva)

   • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 3.16.34:

     न पित्र्यमनुवर्तन्ते मातृकं द्विपदा इति ।
     ख्यातो लोकप्रवादोऽयं भरतेनान्यथा कृतः ॥

     na pitryamanuvartante mātṛkaṃ dvipadā iti.
     khyāto lokapravādoʼyaṃ bharatenānyathā kṛtaḥ.

     It is a known saying that humans follow not the nature of the father, but the nature of the mother, but Bharata did otherwise.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मातृक (mātṛka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Vocative	मातृक mātṛka	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Accusative	मातृकम् mātṛkam	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकाणि / मातृका¹ mātṛkāṇi / mātṛkā¹
Instrumental	मातृकेण mātṛkeṇa	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकैः / मातृकेभिः¹ mātṛkaiḥ / mātṛkebhiḥ¹
Dative	मातृकाय mātṛkāya	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Ablative	मातृकात् mātṛkāt	मातृकाभ्याम् mātṛkābhyām	मातृकेभ्यः mātṛkebhyaḥ
Genitive	मातृकस्य mātṛkasya	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकाणाम् mātṛkāṇām
Locative	मातृके mātṛke	मातृकयोः mātṛkayoḥ	मातृकेषु mātṛkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मातृक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 807.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “mātṛka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मातृक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1258