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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ménos.
Noun
ਮਨ • (man) m (Shahmukhi spelling من)
- heart (seat of emotions)
- mind, intellect (seat of rational thought)
- (figurative) desire, will, intention
- Synonym: ਮਨਸ਼ਾ (manśā)
Declension
| Declension of ਮਨ
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| dir. sg.
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ਮਨ (man)
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| dir. pl.
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ਮਨ (man)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਮਨ (man)
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ਮਨ (man)
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| oblique
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ਮਨ (man)
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ਮਨਾਂ (manā̃)
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| vocative
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ਮਨਾ (manā)
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ਮਨੋ (mano)
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| ablative
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ਮਨੋਂ (manõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਮਨੇ (mane)
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ਮਨੀਂ (manī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਮਨੇ (mane)
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ਮਨੀਂ (manī̃)
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Derived terms
- ਮਨੋ (mano) (combining form)
- ਮਾਨਸਿਕ (mānsik, “mental”, adjective)
References
- “ਮਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.