ਮਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ménos.

Noun

ਮਨ • (man) m (Shahmukhi spelling من)

  1. heart (seat of emotions)
  2. mind, intellect (seat of rational thought)
  3. (figurative) desire, will, intention
    Synonym: ਮਨਸ਼ਾ (manśā)

Declension

Declension of ਮਨ
dir. sg. ਮਨ (man)
dir. pl. ਮਨ (man)
singular plural
direct ਮਨ (man) ਮਨ (man)
oblique ਮਨ (man) ਮਨਾਂ (manā̃)
vocative ਮਨਾ (manā) ਮਨੋ (mano)
ablative ਮਨੋਂ (manõ)
locative ਮਨੇ (mane) ਮਨੀਂ (manī̃)
instrumental ਮਨੇ (mane) ਮਨੀਂ (manī̃)

Derived terms

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.
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