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Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit माता (mātā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ماں • (māṉ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਂ)
- mum, mom
References
- “ماں”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of ماتا (mātā) and مادَر (mādar). Compare Punjabi ਮਾਂ (mā̃)/ماں (māṉ), Sindhi ماء (māʾu), Bengali মা (ma), Gujarati મા (mā).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɑ̃ː/
Noun
ماں • (mā̃) f (Hindi spelling माँ)
- mother
- Synonyms: (formal) مادَر (mādar), (formal) والِدَہ (vālida), (informal) اَمّا (ammā)
Declension
Declension of ماں
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singular
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plural
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direct
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ماں (mā̃)
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مائیں (māẽ)
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oblique
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ماں (mā̃)
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ماؤں (māõ)
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vocative
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ماں (mā̃)
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ماؤں (māõ)
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