mana

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See also MANA, Mana, maná, mañá, maña, manā, mână, mâna, and mãnã

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From a Polynesian source such as Maori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

mana (uncountable)

  1. A form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
  2. (gaming, chiefly role-playing games) Magical power.
    • 2007, "bear", Makes Lovely Julienne Ogres.... (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.angband)
      Teleporting from an open room where there were a dozen black orcs firing bows […] landed me, low on mana and hitpoints, in a room full of gnome mages who instantly summoned four umber hulks and a xorn!
  3. Alternative spelling of manna.

Anagrams [edit]

Catalan [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /'ma.nə/

Interjection [edit]

mana

  1. sorry, pardon (I did not hear you)

Synonyms [edit]

Verb [edit]

mana

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of manar.
  2. Second-person singular imperative form of manar.

Finnish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. death, Death (personification of death)
Declension [edit]
Declension of mana (type kala)
singular plural
nominative mana manat
genitive manan manojen
manain1
partitive manaa manoja
accusative mana
manan		 manat
inessive manassa manoissa
elative manasta manoista
illative manaan manoihin
adessive manalla manoilla
ablative manalta manoilta
allative manalle manoille
essive manana manoina
translative manaksi manoiksi
instructive – manoin
abessive manatta manoitta
comitative – manoineen
1) Rare.   
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. mana

Anagrams [edit]

Hawaiian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mana

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. religious power

Icelandic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Verb [edit]

mana weak verb (third person singular past indicative manaði, supine manað)

  1. to dare (someone to do something)
Conjugation [edit]
mana — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að mana
supine
(sagnbót)		 manað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 manandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég mana við mönum present
(nútíð)		 ég mani við mönum
þú manar þið manið þú manir þið manið
hann, hún, það manar þeir, þær, þau mana hann, hún, það mani þeir, þær, þau mani
past
(þátíð)		 ég manaði við mönuðum past
(þátíð)		 ég manaði við mönuðum
þú manaðir þið mönuðuð þú manaðir þið mönuðuð
hann, hún, það manaði þeir, þær, þau mönuðu hann, hún, það manaði þeir, þær, þau mönuðu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 mana (þú) manið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
manaðu maniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
manast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að manast
supine
(sagnbót)		 manast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 manandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég manast við mönumst present
(nútíð)		 ég manist við mönumst
þú manast þið manist þú manist þið manist
hann, hún, það manast þeir, þær, þau manast hann, hún, það manist þeir, þær, þau manist
past
(þátíð)		 ég manaðist við mönuðumst past
(þátíð)		 ég manaðist við mönuðumst
þú manaðist þið mönuðust þú manaðist þið mönuðust
hann, hún, það manaðist þeir, þær, þau mönuðust hann, hún, það manaðist þeir, þær, þau mönuðust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 manast (þú) manist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
manastu manisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
manaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 manaður mönuð manað manaðir manaðar mönuð
accusative
(þolfall)		 manaðan manaða manað manaða manaðar mönuð
dative
(þágufall)		 mönuðum manaðri mönuðu mönuðum mönuðum mönuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 manaðs manaðrar manaðs manaðra manaðra manaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 manaði manaða manaða mönuðu mönuðu mönuðu
accusative
(þolfall)		 manaða mönuðu manaða mönuðu mönuðu mönuðu
dative
(þágufall)		 manaða mönuðu manaða mönuðu mönuðu mönuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 manaða mönuðu manaða mönuðu mönuðu mönuðu

Etymology 2 [edit]

From English mana, from a Polynesian language.

Noun [edit]

mana n (genitive singular mana, uncountable)

  1. (gaming, role playing) mana
Declension [edit]
declension of mana
n-w singular
indefinite definite
nominative mana manað
accusative mana manað
dative mana mananu
genitive mana manans

Indonesian [edit]

Adverb [edit]

mana

  1. where, which

Derived terms [edit]

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

mana

  1. See まな
  2. See マナ

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

mānā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of mānō

Latvian [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

mana

  1. genitive singular masculine form of mans
  2. nominative singular feminine form of mans
  3. vocative singular feminine form of mans

Malay [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adverb [edit]

mana

  1. where (incomplete without ke, di or dari)
  2. which (used with yang)

Usage notes [edit]

Only comes in the following form di mana (“at, in where”), ke mana (“to where”) and yang mana (“which one”).

Maori [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mana

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. power; mana
    2006, Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters, page 208:
    In 1979 a gathering of elders at the Waananga kaumatua affirmed te reo Maori “Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori” the language is the life principle of Maori mana.

Neapolitan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Ultimately from Latin manus.

Noun [edit]

mana f

  1. hand

Portuguese [edit]

Noun [edit]

mana f (plural manas)

  1. (colloquial, familiar) sister

Quechua [edit]

Particle [edit]

mana

  1. not
  2. no

Rapa Nui [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mana

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. power
  2. divine authority

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Slavic *mana.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧na

Noun [edit]

mána f (Cyrillic spelling ма́на)

  1. fault, defect, shortcoming
Declension [edit]
    declension of mana
singular plural
nominative mana mane
genitive mane mana
dative mani manama
accusative manu mane
vocative mano mane
locative mani manama
instrumental manom manama
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧na

Noun [edit]

mȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏на)

  1. manna
Declension [edit]
    declension of mana
singular plural
nominative mana mane
genitive mane mana
dative mani manama
accusative manu mane
vocative mano mane
locative mani manama
instrumental manom manama

Etymology 3 [edit]

From English mana, itself from a Polynesian source.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧na

Noun [edit]

mȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏на)

  1. mana
Declension [edit]
    declension of mana
singular plural
nominative mana mane
genitive mane mana
dative mani manama
accusative manu mane
vocative mano mane
locative mani manama
instrumental manom manama

Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

mana (infinitive manar)

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of manar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of manar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of manar.

Swedish [edit]

Verb [edit]

mana

  1. to encourage or urge someone

Conjugation [edit]

Conjugation of mana
Active Passive
Infinitive mana manas
Present tense manar manas
Past tense manade manades
Supine manat manats
Imperative mana —
Present participle manande
Past participle manad

See also [edit]

Tagalog [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈma.na/

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. heirloom

Verb [edit]

mana (infinitive magmana'')

  1. to inherit

Tahitian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mana

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. power
  2. respect given in accordance to power

Tongan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *mana

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. miracle

Turkish [edit]

Noun [edit]

mânâ (definite accusative manayı, plural manalar)

  1. meaning

Synonyms [edit]

Declension [edit]

declension of mana
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) mana manalar
definite accusative (belirtme) manayı manaları
dative (yönelme) manaya manalara
locative (bulunma) manada manalarda
ablative (çıkma) manadan manalardan
genitive (tamlayan) mananın manaların
possessive forms of mana
nominative singular plural
benim (my) manam manalarım
senin (your) manan manaların
onun (his/her/its) manası manaları
bizim (our) manamız manalarımız
sizin (your) mananız manalarınız
onların (their) manaları manaları
accusative singular plural
benim (my) manamı manalarımı
senin (your) mananı manalarını
onun (his/her/its) manasını manalarını
bizim (our) manamızı manalarımızı
sizin (your) mananızı manalarınızı
onların (their) manalarını manalarını
dative singular plural
benim (my) manama manalarıma
senin (your) manana manalarına
onun (his/her/its) manasına manalarına
bizim (our) manamıza manalarımıza
sizin (your) mananıza manalarınıza
onların (their) manalarına manalarına
locative singular plural
benim (in/at/on my) manamda manalarımda
senin (in/at/on your) mananda manalarında
onun (in/at/on his/her/its) manasında manalarında
bizim (in/at/on our) manamızda manalarımızda
sizin (in/at/on your) mananızda manalarınızda
onların (in/at/on their) manalarında manalarında
ablative singular plural
benim (from my) manamdan manalarımdan
senin (from your) manandan manalarından
onun (from his/her/its) manasından manalarından
bizim (from our) manamızdan manalarımızdan
sizin (from your) mananızdan manalarınızdan
onların (from their) manalarından manalarından
genitive singular plural
benim (of my) manamın manalarımın
senin (of your) mananın manalarının
onun (of his/her/its) manasının manalarının
bizim (of our) manamızın manalarımızın
sizin (of your) mananızın manalarınızın
onların (of their) manalarının manalarının
predicative forms of mana
simple present singular plural
ben (I am) manayım manalarım*
sen (you are) manasın manalarsın*
o (he/she/it is) mana / manadır manalar* / manalardır*
biz (we are) manayız manalarız
siz (you are) manasınız manalarsınız
onlar (they are) manalar manalardır
simple past singular plural
ben (I was) manaydım manalardım*
sen (you were) manaydın manalardın*
o (he/she/it was) manaydı manalardı*
biz (we were) manaydık manalardık
siz (you were) manaydınız manalardınız
onlar (they were) manaydılar manalardı
indirect / unwitnessed past singular plural
ben (I was) manaymışım manalarmışım*
sen (you were) manaymışsın manalarmışsın*
o (he/she/it was) manaymış manalarmış*
biz (we were) manaymışız manalarmışız
siz (you were) manaymışsınız manalarmışsınız
onlar (they were) manaymışlar manalarmış
*Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.

Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives.

Volapük [edit]

Noun [edit]

mana

  1. genitive singular form of man
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