[mâtâ] feminine; also equal forEquivalent tomâtri, ˚-- in some cpds.: -duhitri, feminine; also equal for dual mother and daughter; -pitri, masculine dual father and mother, parents; -putra, masculine mother and son; -maha, masculine maternal grandfather: dual maternal grandparents; plural mother's father, grandfather, and ancestors; adjective (î) relating or belonging to the maternal grandmother: î, feminine; also equal for maternal grandmother.
Source: Macdonell