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
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

References

  • “ਮਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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