From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind. Compare with Sylheti ꠝꠘ (mon), Bengali মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṁ), Marathi मानस (mānas), and Telugu మనసు (manasu), Hindustani من / मन (man).
| Declension of মন | |
|---|---|
| nominative | মন / মনে mon / mone |
| genitive | মনৰ monor |
| nominative | মন / মনে mon / mone |
| accusative | মন / মনক mon / monok |
| dative | মনলৈ monoloi |
| terminative | মনলৈকে monoloike |
| instrumental | মনে / মনেৰে mone / monere |
| genitive | মনৰ monor |
| locative | মনত monot |
| Notes | |
| Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week. | |
Inherited from Sanskrit मनः (manaḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind.
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মন • (mon)
| Inflection of মন | |||
| nominative | মন mon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মন / মনকে mon (semantically general or indefinite) / monke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মনের moner | ||
| locative | মনে mone | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মন mon | ||
| objective | মন / মনকে mon (semantically general or indefinite) / monke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মনের moner | ||
| locative | মনে mone | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মনটা , মনটি monṭa (colloquial), monṭi (formal) |
মনগুলা, মনগুলো mongula (colloquial), mongulo (formal) | |
| objective | মনটা, মনটি monṭa (colloquial), monṭi (formal) |
মনগুলা, মনগুলো mongula (colloquial), mongulo (formal) | |
| genitive | মনটার, মনটির monṭar (colloquial), monṭir (formal) |
মনগুলার, মনগুলোর mongular (colloquial), mongulor (formal) | |
| locative | মনটাতে / মনটায়, মনটিতে monṭate / monṭay (colloquial), monṭite (formal) |
মনগুলাতে / মনগুলায়, মনগুলোতে mongulate / mongulay (colloquial), mongulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
মন m or n