मणि

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मणि (maṇí).

Noun

मणि • (maṇi) m (Urdu spelling منی‏)

1. jewel, gem

See also

• पत्थर m (pat’thar)
• रत्न m (ratn)

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Sanskrit

Noun

मणि • (maṇí) m

1. jewel, gem, pearl (also figuratively), any ornament or amulet, globule, crystal
2. magnet, loadstone
3. (anatomy) glans penis
4. name of the jewel-lotus prayer
5. (anatomy) clitoris
6. the hump (of a camel)
7. the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goat's neck
8. thyroid cartilage (compare कण्ठमणि (kaṇṭha-maṇi))
9. the wrist (= मणिबन्ध (maṇí-bandha))
10. large water-jar
11. name of a नाग (nāga)
12. name of a companion of स्कन्द (skanda) (associated with सुमणि (su-maṇi))
13. name of a sage
14. name of a son of युयुधान (yuyudhāna)
15. name of a king of the किंनर (kiṃnara)
16. name of various works and a collection of magical formulas (also abridged for तत्त्वचिन्तामणि (tattva-cintāmaṇi) and सिद्धान्तशिरोमणि (siddhānta-śiromaṇi))

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of मणि
Nom. sg.	मणिः (maṇiḥ)
Gen. sg.	मणेः (maṇeḥ)
	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

• Hindi: मणि (maṇi)
• Tamil: மணி (maṇi)
• Telugu: మణి (maṇi)
• Urdu: منی‏ (maṇi)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0774