Maat, Maāt, Maṭ, Mayet: 19 definitions
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Maat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Ancient Egyptian mythology, history and philosophy
Universal ethical principle of Ancient Egyptian religion, denoting 'justice', 'order', 'truth'.
Maat was connected to the entire existence of the universe, and was not limited to ethics for human beings alone. Understanding how the world functioned and how it had been created, although variously presented within the different orientations of Ancient Egyptian religion, was vital to understanding maat. Maat was the perfect order toward which humans should strive.
In terms of a deity, there was a female personification of the phenomenon of Maat. In this form, she was thought of as Re's daughter. There were cults exculusively dedicated to Maat, the goddess.
She is the goddess of truth, justice and balance. She is the wife and sister of Thoth the god of writing, khowledge, magic, scribes and wisdom. In the weighing of the heart ceremony when the deceased's heart is weighed agenst the fearther of Maat. During the ceremony Thoth stands by to recored the anser on a sheet of Papyius. The jugdge in charged of Egyptian law and the court's was called the priest of Maat. It was imported that the pharaoh kept his pronise to follow Maat and prvent Egypt from decending into chaos. She can be depicted as a women standing with an ostrich feather in her hair or as a lady nealing with an ostrich feather on her head but the most common way that she is shown is as a lady nealing with outstreched wings and an ostrich feather on her head.
Egypt was an ancient civilization ruled by pharaohs that left behind an extensive cultural heritage and mythology. The Egyptians build the Pyramids of Giza and various temples of great size. Located in North Africa, part of this civilization’s success is the effective use of the River Nile. Their religious pantheon included many Gods dispersed over various belief systems, philosophies and cults.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Maṭ (मट्).—tad. affix म (ma) applied to a numeral, not preceded by another numeral in the sense of completion; e. g. पञ्चमः, सप्तमः (pañcamaḥ, saptamaḥ); cf. नान्तादसंख्यादेर्मट् (nāntādasaṃkhyādermaṭ) Pān. V.2.49.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Mat in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Phaseolus palmatus, Phaseolus aconitifolius, Dolichos dissectus. For the possible medicinal usage of mat, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Mat in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna aconitifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolus palmatus Forssk. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1989)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique (1969)
· Observationum Botanicarum (1768)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1982)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mat, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mat (मत्).—pron S (Irregular substitute for mama) Mine. In comp. as madgṛha My house; matsadṛśa Like me; matkṛta Done by me.
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mat (मत्).—m f n) A Sanskrit affix to nouns ending otherwise than in a or ā, or in a consonant of which the inherent short vowel is dropped; forming them into attributives. Ex. buddhimān, śaktimān. This affix therefore supplies the deficient power of the affix vān q. v. Note. This affix, although its forms in gender are given above, is, in Maraṭhi, seldom declined.
mat (मत्).—pro Mine.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mat (मत्).—Ind. Mine. E. Irregular substitute for mama, possessive case of asmad, and is used in composition, as matputtra my son, mannātha my lord.
Mat (मत्).—see 2. mad.
1) Mat (मत्):—a See 3. ma and 1. mad.
2) [from mad] b in [compound] for 1. mad.
Mat (मत्):—ind. Prefix. Mine, my.
Mat (मत्):—abl. von 1. ma und zugleich Stellvertreter des einfachen Stammes am Anfange von compp. Die indischen Grammatiker schreiben mad; vgl. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 2, 86. 98] und tvat .
Mat (मत्):—(Abl. von 1. ma) von mir u.s.w. Am Anfange eines Comp. Stellvertreter von 1. ma.
Mat (मत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maitto.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
1) Mat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an opinion, view; belief, tenet, doctrine; sect; creed, faith; vote; ~[ganana] counting of votes; ~[dana] poll, polling, casting of votes; •[kenda] polling station/booth; ~[data] a voter, an elector; •[suci] electoral roll; ~[patra] ballot, ballot paper; ~[petika/peti] a ballotbox; -[parci] ballot paper; -[parivartana] change of creed/doctrine/view; -[pracara] propaganda; ~[pracaraka] a propagandist; -[matamtara] divergent and diverse views, different views; -[samgraha] plebiscite; referendum; -[svatamtrya] freedom of vote; freedom of opinion..—mat (मत) is alternatively transliterated as Mata.
2) Mat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a large earthen pitcher/pot..—mat (माट) is alternatively transliterated as Māṭa.
Maat in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) defeated, vanquished; outdone; outwitted; (nf) defeat; —[khana] to kick the beam; to be defeated/vanquished, to be outdone/outwitted; —[dena] to defeat/vanquish, to outdo/outwit; —[na de sakana] to get no change out of a person..—maat (मात) is alternatively transliterated as Māta.
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Nepali dictionary
Mat is another spelling for मत [mata].—n. 1. vote; 2. opinion; idea; view; 3. tenet; dogma; belief; creed; 4. theory; principle; doctrine; 5. advice; 6. sect; party;
Maat is another spelling for मात [māta].—n. 1. intoxication; drunkenness; tipsiness; 2. pride; vanity; 3. madness caused by drug or narcotic; 4. defeat in the competition;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Mat (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Mật with 密 [mì]: “esoteric”; “intimate”; “secret”.
2) Mật with 樒 [mì]: “deodar”..
3) Mật with 蜜 [mì]: “honey”.
4) Mạt with 抹 [mǒ]: “stroke”.
5) Mạt with 末 [mò]: “branch”.
6) Mạt with 沫 [mò]: “foam”.
7) Mạt with 秣 [mò]: “feed a horse”.
8) Mạt with 靺 [mò]: “red socks”.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Te, Maat.
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