মনোভাব

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit মনোভাৱ (manobhāva). By surface analysis, মনো- (monō-, “mental”) +‎ ভাব (bhab, “state”). Compare Assamese মনোভাৱ (monübhaw), Odia ମନୋଭାବ (mônobhabô), Hindi मनोभाव (manobhāv).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /monobʱab/, [ˈmonobʱab], [ˈmonovab]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /monobʱab/, [ˈmonobʱab], [ˈmonovab]

  Audio:

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Noun

মনোভাব • (monōbhab)

1. spirit, mind, one's thoughts and feelings
2. mental state, mentality, attitude, predisposition

Declension

Inflection of মনোভাব
nominative	মনোভাব monobhab
objective	মনোভাব / মনোভাবকে monobhab (semantically general or indefinite) / monobhabke (semantically definite)
genitive	মনোভাবের monobhaber
locative	মনোভাবে monobhabe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	মনোভাব monobhab
objective	মনোভাব / মনোভাবকে monobhab (semantically general or indefinite) / monobhabke (semantically definite)
genitive	মনোভাবের monobhaber
locative	মনোভাবে monobhabe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	মনোভাবটা , মনোভাবটি monobhabṭa (colloquial), monobhabṭi (formal)		মনোভাবগুলা, মনোভাবগুলো monobhabgula (colloquial), monobhabgulo (formal)
objective	মনোভাবটা, মনোভাবটি monobhabṭa (colloquial), monobhabṭi (formal)		মনোভাবগুলা, মনোভাবগুলো monobhabgula (colloquial), monobhabgulo (formal)
genitive	মনোভাবটার, মনোভাবটির monobhabṭar (colloquial), monobhabṭir (formal)		মনোভাবগুলার, মনোভাবগুলোর monobhabgular (colloquial), monobhabgulor (formal)
locative	মনোভাবটাতে / মনোভাবটায়, মনোভাবটিতে monobhabṭate / monobhabṭay (colloquial), monobhabṭite (formal)		মনোভাবগুলাতে / মনোভাবগুলায়, মনোভাবগুলোতে monobhabgulate / monobhabgulay (colloquial), monobhabgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “মনোভাব”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, মনোভাব, Government of Bangladesh