Pāli Dictionary

matta1

māroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mā5mesurer

general

  • mesure; quantité; taille; étendue; autant que; aussi grand que

  • 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.

  • simple; seulement; juste; uniquement; le simple fait de

  • mere; only; just; simply; the mere fact of

  • dès que; aussitôt que; à peine

  • as soon as; no sooner than; at the mere thought/sight of

matta2

madroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mad3être fou; être ivre

mind

  • ivre; enivré; fier; vaniteux; ravi

  • intoxicated; drunk; besotted; proud; conceited; delighted

general

  • (d’un éléphant) en musth; en rut; excité

  • (of an elephant) in musth; in rut; sexually inflamed

matta3

majjroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

majj1frotter; polir

general

  • poli; frotté; nettoyé

  • polished; rubbed; cleaned

mattā

approximate

māroottāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

mā5mesurer

general

  • mesure; quantité; taille; montant

  • 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.

  • simple; pur; le fait de; en vertu de; autant que

  • 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

  • modération; juste mesure; tempérance

  • moderation; right measure; temperance; correct measure

maṭṭa

approximate

majjroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

majj1frotter; polir

Synonyms

sammaṭṭha, vimaṭṭha, parimaṭṭha

general

  • lissé, poli

  • smoothed; polished; burnished

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Matta
Other

  • L’un des sept enfants de Paṇḍuvāsudeva et de Bhaddakaccānā.

  • One of the seven children of Paṇḍuvāsudeva and Bhaddakaccānā.

Matta2
Person

  • Un chef de famille du village de Vihāravāpi, près du mont Tulādhāra, père de Labhiya Vasabha.

  • A householder of the village of Vihāravāpi near Tulādhāra mountain, father of Labhiya Vasabha.

Matta3
Person

  • Un chasseur qui découvrit quatre gemmes merveilleuses près de Pelavāpikagāma et les signala à Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, qui les employa pour le Mahā Thūpa.

  • A hunter who discovered four marvellous gems near Pelavāpikagāma and reported them to Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, who used them for the Mahā Thūpa.

Mattā
Personapproximate

  • Une Thérī venue à Sri Lanka depuis Jambudīpa et enseignant le Vinaya à Anurādhapura.

  • A Therī who came to Sri Lanka from Jambudīpa and taught the Vinaya at Anurādhapura.

Mattā2
Personapproximate

  • Un fantôme affamé qui, dans une vie antérieure, jeta de la terre sur la seconde épouse de son mari par jalousie, et qui, après avoir souffert en tant que fantôme, fut libéré vers la félicité céleste grâce à des aumônes données en son nom.

  • 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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