मन

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mən/, [mɐ̃n]

Inherited from Apabhramsa मण (maṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनस् (manas).

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. mind, intellect

   यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।

   yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.

   This thought never crossed my mind.

2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion

   मन में एक ललक है। ― man mẽ ek lalak hai. ― There is a longing in my heart.

3. soul
4. temperament
5. intention, desire
6. choice

• जी (jī)
• दिल (dil)
• हिया (hiyā)
• (less common) चित्त (citt)

• का मन करना (kā man karnā, “to be of mind to / in the mood for”)

Borrowed from Classical Persian من (man), ultimately from Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû). Cognate with Marathi मण (maṇ).

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Inherited from Apabhramsa मण (maṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनस् (manas).

• IPA^(key): /mən/

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मन • (man) n

1. mind, intellect
2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion
3. soul
4. temperament
5. intention, desire
6. choice

Declension of मन (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	मन man
direct plural	मने, मनं mane, mana
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मन man		मने, मनं mane, mana
oblique सामान्यरूप	मना manā		मनां- manān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मनाला manālā		मनांना manānnā
ergative	मनाने, मनानं manāne, manāna		मनांनी manānnī
instrumental	मनाशी manāśī		मनांशी manānśī
locative सप्तमी	मनात manāt		मनांत manāt
vocative संबोधन	मना manā		मनांनो manānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मन (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मनाचा manāċā	मनाचे manāċe	मनाची manācī	मनाच्या manācā	मनाचे, मनाचं manāċe, manāċa	मनाची manācī	मनाच्या manācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मनांचा manānċā	मनांचे manānċe	मनांची manāñcī	मनांच्या manāncā	मनांचे, मनांचं manānċe, manānċa	मनांची manāñcī	मनांच्या manāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Inherited from Apabhramsa मण (maṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनस् (manas).

• IPA^(key): [mʌn]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मन्

मन • (man)

1. mind, intellect
2. (figurative) heart

   मन पर्नु  ―  man parnu  ―  to like

3. emotion
4. mood

मन m or n

1. Devanagari script form of mana