मणि
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
मणि • (maṇi) m — Urdu spelling منی
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Sanskrit[edit]
Noun[edit]
मणि (maṇí) m
- jewel, gem, pearl (also figuratively), any ornament or amulet, globule, crystal
- magnet, loadstone
- (anatomy) glans penis
- name of the jewel-lotus prayer
- (anatomy) clitoris
- the hump (of a camel)
- the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goat's neck
- thyroid cartilage (compare कण्ठमणि (kaṇṭha-maṇi))
- the wrist (= मणिबन्ध (maṇí-bandha))
- large water-jar
- name of a नाग (nāga)
- name of a companion of स्कन्द (skanda) (associated with सुमणि (su-maṇi))
- name of a sage
- name of a son of युयुधान (yuyudhāna)
- name of a king of the किंनर (kiṃnara)
- name of various works and a collection of magical formulas (also abridged for तत्त्वचिन्तामणि (tattva-cintāmaṇi) and सिद्धान्तशिरोमणि (siddhānta-śiromaṇi))
Declension[edit]
Masculine i-stem declension of मणि
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | मणिः (maṇiḥ) | मणी (maṇī) | मणयः (maṇayaḥ) |
| Vocative | मणे (maṇe) | मणी (maṇī) | मणयः (maṇayaḥ) |
| Accusative | मणिम् (maṇim) | मणी (maṇī) | मणीन् (maṇīn) |
| Instrumental | मणिना (maṇinā) | मणिभ्याम् (maṇibhyām) | मणिभिः (maṇibhiḥ) |
| Dative | मणये (maṇaye) | मणिभ्याम् (maṇibhyām) | मणिभ्यः (maṇibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मणेः (maṇeḥ) | मणिभ्याम् (maṇibhyām) | मणिभ्यः (maṇibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मणेः (maṇeḥ) | मण्योः (maṇyoḥ) | मणीनाम् (maṇīnām) |
| Locative | मणौ (maṇau) | मण्योः (maṇyoḥ) | मणिषु (maṇiṣu) |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0774
