ममता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ममता (mamatā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /məm.t̪ɑː/, [mɐ̃m.t̪äː]

Noun

ममता • (mamtā) f

  1. love, affection, endearment
    Synonym: ममत्व (mamatva)

Declension
Declension of ममता (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ममता
mamtā		 ममताएँ
mamtāẽ
oblique ममता
mamtā		 ममताओं
mamtāõ
vocative ममता
mamtā		 ममताओ
mamtāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • মমতা (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬫᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
  • মমতা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰦𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀫𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • မမတာ (Burmese script)
  • મમતા (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਮਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌮𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦩꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂧𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮಮತಾ (Kannada script)
  • មមតា (Khmer script)
  • ມມຕາ (Lao script)
  • മമതാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘦𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᠮᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧆𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐩𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ମମତା (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢪꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆩𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖦𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • මමතා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩴𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚢𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
  • மமதா (Tamil script)
  • మమతా (Telugu script)
  • มมตา (Thai script)
  • མ་མ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒧𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨢𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of मम (mama) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ममता • (mamatā) stem, ?

  1. The feeling of 'meum', the sense of ownership, self-interest, selfishness
  2. Pride, arrogance, self-sufficiency
  3. Individuality

References
  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ममता”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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