Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ਮਨ (manm (Shahmukhi spelling من)

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

Declension edit

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 edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • ਮਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.