मना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to prevent, forbid”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.nɑː/, [mɐ.näː]

Adjective

मना • (manā) (Urdu spelling منعہ)

1. forbidden, prohibited

   (deprecated template usage) यहाँ धूम्रपान मना है। ― yahā̃ dhūmrapān manā hai. ― Smoking is forbidden here.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• manā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• মনা (Bengali script)
• මනා (Sinhalese script)
• မနာ or မၼႃ (Burmese script)
• มนา or มะนา (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນາ or ມະນາ (Lao script)
• មនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

1. Devanagari script form of manā, which is ablative/vocative singular of मनस् (manas, “mind”)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.nɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪ɑː/

Noun

मना • (manā́) f

1. devotion, attachment, zeal, eagerness
2. envy, jealousy

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मना (manā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मना manā́	मने mané	मनाः manā́ḥ
Vocative	मने máne	मने máne	मनाः mánāḥ
Accusative	मनाम् manā́m	मने mané	मनाः manā́ḥ
Instrumental	मनया / मना¹ manáyā / manā́¹	मनाभ्याम् manā́bhyām	मनाभिः manā́bhiḥ
Dative	मनायै manā́yai	मनाभ्याम् manā́bhyām	मनाभ्यः manā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मनायाः / मनायै² manā́yāḥ / manā́yai²	मनाभ्याम् manā́bhyām	मनाभ्यः manā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मनायाः / मनायै² manā́yāḥ / manā́yai²	मनयोः manáyoḥ	मनानाम् manā́nām
Locative	मनायाम् manā́yām	मनयोः manáyoḥ	मनासु manā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas