Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
adjective
Root
mā5measure
general
measure; quantity; size; extent; as much as; as big as
SN 6.10
kalāyamattiyo hutvā kol'aṭṭhimattiyo ahesuṃ, kol'aṭṭhimattiyo hutvā kolamattiyo ahesuṃ, kolamattiyo hutvā āmalakamattiyo ahesuṃ, āmalakamattiyo hutvā beluvasalāṭukamattiyo ahesuṃ, beluvasalāṭukamattiyo hutvā billamattiyo ahesuṃ, billamattiyo hutvā pabhijjiṃsu. pubbañ'ca lohitañ'ca pagghariṃsu.
mere; only; just; simply; the mere fact of
as soon as; no sooner than; at the mere thought/sight of
Part of speech
adjective
Root
mad3be mad; be intoxicated
mind
intoxicated; drunk; besotted; proud; conceited; delighted
general
(of an elephant) in musth; in rut; sexually inflamed
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
mā5measure
general
measure; quantity; size; amount
DN 8
imāya ca, kassapa, mattāya iminā tapopakkamena sāmaññaṃ vā abhavissa brahmaññaṃ vā dukkaraṃ sudukkaraṃ, n'etaṃ abhavissa kallaṃ vacanāya, dukkaraṃ sāmaññaṃ dukkaraṃ brahmaññan'ti.
mere; simple; the fact of; by virtue of; as much as; to the extent of
DN 8
imāya ca, kassapa, mattāya iminā tapopakkamena sāmaññaṃ vā abhavissa brahmaññaṃ vā dukkaraṃ sudukkaraṃ, n'etaṃ abhavissa kallaṃ vacanāya, dukkaraṃ sāmaññaṃ dukkaraṃ brahmaññan'ti.
ethics
moderation; right measure; temperance; correct measure
general
smoothed; polished; burnished
Encyclopedia
5 entries
Matta
OtherOne of the seven children of Paṇḍuvāsudeva and Bhaddakaccānā.
Matta2
PersonA householder of the village of Vihāravāpi near Tulādhāra mountain, father of Labhiya Vasabha.
Matta3
PersonA hunter who discovered four marvellous gems near Pelavāpikagāma and reported them to Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, who used them for the Mahā Thūpa.
A Therī who came to Sri Lanka from Jambudīpa and taught the Vinaya at Anurādhapura.
A hungry ghost who, in her former life, threw dirt on her husband’s second wife out of jealousy, and after suffering as a ghost, was released to heavenly bliss through alms given on her behalf.
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