विमाता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विमाता (vimātā). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ माता (mātā, “mother”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.mɑː.t̪ɑː/, [ʋɪ.mäː.t̪äː]

Noun

विमाता • (vimātā) f

1. (formal) a stepmother

   Synonym: सौतेली माँ (sautelī mā̃)

Declension

Declension of विमाता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विमाता vimātā	विमाताएँ vimātāẽ
oblique	विमाता vimātā	विमाताओं vimātāõ
vocative	विमाता vimātā	विमाताओ vimātāo

Further reading

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

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.mɑː.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.mɑː.t̪ɑː/

Noun

विमाता • (vimātā)

1. feminine nominative singular of विमातृ (vimātṛ)