-मन्

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

-इमन् (-iman), -ईमन् (-īman)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

-ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
-မန် (Burmese script)
-मन् (Devanagari script)
-ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
-𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
-ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
-𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
-មន៑ (Khmer script)
-ມນ຺ (Lao script)
-മന് (Malayalam script)
-ᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
-𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
-ᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
-𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
-𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
-ମନ୍ (Odia script)
-ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
-𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
-𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
-මන් (Sinhalese script)
-𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
-𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
-மந் (Tamil script)
-มนฺ (Thai script)
-་མ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
-𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐn/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐn̪/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ma, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.

Suffix

-मन् • (-man) n

forms action nouns and result nouns from roots
‎धृ (dhṛ) + ‎-मन् (-man) → ‎धर्मन् (dhárman, “support; order of things”)

‎कृ (kṛ, “to do”) + ‎-मन् (-man) → ‎कर्मन् (kárman, “action”)

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of -मन्
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-म (-ma)	-म्नी (-mnī) -मनी (-manī)	-मानि (-māni) -म¹ (-ma¹) -मा¹ (-mā¹)
vocative	-मन् (-man) -म (-ma)	-म्नी (-mnī) -मनी (-manī)	-मानि (-māni) -म¹ (-ma¹) -मा¹ (-mā¹)
accusative	-म (-ma)	-म्नी (-mnī) -मनी (-manī)	-मानि (-māni) -म¹ (-ma¹) -मा¹ (-mā¹)
instrumental	-म्ना (-mnā)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभिः (-mabhiḥ)
dative	-म्ने (-mne)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभ्यः (-mabhyaḥ)
ablative	-म्नः (-mnaḥ)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभ्यः (-mabhyaḥ)
genitive	-म्नः (-mnaḥ)	-म्नोः (-mnoḥ)	-म्नाम् (-mnām)
locative	-म्नि (-mni) -मनि (-mani) -मन्¹ (-man¹)	-म्नोः (-mnoḥ)	-मसु (-masu)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-mā́, from Proto-Indo-European *-mō.

Suffix

-मन् • (-mán) m

forms nouns from roots, both agent nouns and abstract nouns
‎धृ (dhṛ) + ‎-मन् (-man) → ‎धर्मन् (dharmán, “orderer”)

‎प्री (prī, “to love”) + ‎-मन् (-man) → ‎प्रेमन् (premán, “love”)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of -मन्
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-मा (-mā)	-मानौ (-mānau) -माना¹ (-mānā¹)	-मानः (-mānaḥ)
vocative	-मन् (-man)	-मानौ (-mānau) -माना¹ (-mānā¹)	-मानः (-mānaḥ)
accusative	-मानम् (-mānam)	-मानौ (-mānau) -माना¹ (-mānā¹)	-म्नः (-mnaḥ)
instrumental	-म्ना (-mnā)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभिः (-mabhiḥ)
dative	-म्ने (-mne)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभ्यः (-mabhyaḥ)
ablative	-म्नः (-mnaḥ)	-मभ्याम् (-mabhyām)	-मभ्यः (-mabhyaḥ)
genitive	-म्नः (-mnaḥ)	-म्नोः (-mnoḥ)	-म्नाम् (-mnām)
locative	-म्नि (-mni) -मनि (-mani) -मन्¹ (-man¹)	-म्नोः (-mnoḥ)	-मसु (-masu)

¹Vedic

References

Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar, chapter XVII, §1168
Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964) Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 601-609, pages 754-768

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