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

• ਮਨੋ (mano) (combining form)

Related terms

• 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.