मानना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
मानना (mānnā)
मनाना (manānā)
मनवाना (manvānā)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit मण्णदि (maṇṇadi), from Sanskrit मन्यते (mányate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yo-, from *men- (to think). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੰਨਣਾ (mannṇā) / مَنّنا (mannnā), Sindhi مَڃَڻُ / मञणु, Gujarati માનવું (mānvũ), Marathi मानणे (mānṇe), Bengali মানা (mana), Assamese মনা (mona) / মানা (mana).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːn.nɑː/, [mä̃ːn.näː]

    Verb

    मानना • (mānnā) (Urdu spelling مَاننا)

    1. to accept, agree
      उसने मेरी बात नहीं मानीusne merī bāt nahī̃ mānī.He did not agree with me.
    2. to acknowledge
    3. to suppose, imagine
      मान लो कि उसको पता चला, तो क्या करोगे?
      mān lo ki usko patā calā, to kyā karoge?
      Suppose that she finds out; then what will you do?
    4. to respect, accept one's authority

    Conjugation

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