मेनि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayHníš,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to hurt, deceive”), which could be reduced from *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”) + *-yeti.[2][3] See also Latin maereo (“I am mournful”), Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive”).
Noun
मेनि • (mení) stem, f from √mī
- a missile weapon, thunderbolt
- wrath, vengeance, punishment
- speech
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेनिः (meníḥ) | मेनी (menī́) | मेनयः (menáyaḥ) |
| accusative | मेनिम् (mením) | मेनी (menī́) | मेनीः (menī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | मेन्या (menyā́) मेनी¹ (menī́¹) |
मेनिभ्याम् (meníbhyām) | मेनिभिः (meníbhiḥ) |
| dative | मेनये (menáye) मेन्यै² (menyaí²) मेनी¹ (menī́¹) |
मेनिभ्याम् (meníbhyām) | मेनिभ्यः (meníbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेनेः (menéḥ) मेन्याः² (menyā́ḥ²) मेन्यै³ (menyaí³) |
मेनिभ्याम् (meníbhyām) | मेनिभ्यः (meníbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेनेः (menéḥ) मेन्याः² (menyā́ḥ²) मेन्यै³ (menyaí³) |
मेन्योः (menyóḥ) | मेनीनाम् (menīnā́m) |
| locative | मेनौ (menaú) मेन्याम्² (menyā́m²) मेना¹ (menā́¹) |
मेन्योः (menyóḥ) | मेनिषु (meníṣu) |
| vocative | मेने (méne) | मेनी (ménī) | मेनयः (ménayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “māyā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 349-350
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2. mei-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 710
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “358”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page maereō