𑀫𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit मनः (manaḥ).

    Noun

    𑀫𑀡 (maṇan (Devanagari मण)

    1. mind

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀡 (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀫𑀡𑀁 (maṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)
    Accusative 𑀫𑀡𑀁 (maṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)
    Instrumental 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡 (maṇeṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maṇeṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maṇehi) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṇehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀅 (maṇāa)
    Ablative 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀑 (maṇāo) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀉 (maṇāu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸 (maṇā) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṇāhi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṇāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀫𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇassa) 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡 (maṇāṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṇāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀫𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maṇammi) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂 (maṇe) 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maṇesu) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṇesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸 (maṇā) 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)

    Descendants

    • Apabhramsa: maṇa (see there for further descendants)
      Devanagari script: मण
      Sharada script: 𑆩𑆟

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 669.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mánas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 564