মন

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Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Apabhramsa मण (maṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनः (manaḥ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    মন (mon) (classifier -টো)

    1. mind, intellect
      কথাটো মোৰ মন পৰিছে
      kothatü mür monot porise.
      This thought has fallen into my mind. (I have remembered the thought/thing.)
    2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion
      মোৰ উৰিব মন যায়
      mür uribo mon zay.
      My heart goes to fly! (I want to fly!)
      মোৰ মনটো বেয়া!
      mür montü bea!
      My mind is bad! (I am feeling sad!)
    3. soul
    4. temperament
    5. intention, desire

    Declension

    Declension of মন
    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)

    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.

    Derived terms

    Bengali

    Etymology

      Inherited from Apabhramsa मण (maṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनः (manaḥ).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      মন (mon)

      1. mind, heart
        Synonym: অন্তর (ontor)
        • Lalon Fakir:
          আমার মনের মানুষের সনে।
          amar moner manuśer śone.
          With the man of my heart .

      Inflection

      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).

      Further reading

      • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “মন”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
      • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “মন”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 836.
      • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “মন”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, page 681.

      Pali

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      মন m or n

      1. Bengali script form of mana (mind)
      2. Bengali script form of mana, which is vocative singular of মনস্ (manas, mind)