মনোভাব

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

মনোভাব • (monōbhab)

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

Declension

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 Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, মনোভাব, Government of Bangladesh