माणूस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa), 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa) (compare 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)). Compare Konkani मनीस (manīs), Gujarati માણસ (māṇas), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha) / مَنُکّھ (manukkh), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Assamese মানুহ (manuh), মুনিহ (munih).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɳus/, [ma.ɳuːs]

Noun

माणूस • (māṇūs) m

1. human being
2. man

   Synonym: मनुष्य (manuṣya)

3. person

   Synonym: व्यक्ती (vyaktī)

Declension

Declension of माणूस (neut cons-stem with ū-deletion)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	माणूस māṇūs	माणसे, माणसं māṇūse, māṇūsṁ
oblique सामान्यरूप	माणसा-3 māṇsā-3	माणसां-3 māṇsā̃-3
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	माणसाला, माणसास1, माणसाते2 māṇsālā, māṇsās1, māṇsāte2	माणसांना, माणसांस1, माणसांते2 māṇsā̃nā, māṇsā̃sa1, māṇsā̃te2
ergative	माणसाने, माणसानं māṇsāne, māṇsāna	माणसांनी māṇsā̃nī
instrumental	माणसाशी māṇsāśī	माणसांशी māṇsā̃śī
locative सप्तमी	माणसात māṇsāt	माणसांत māṇsā̃ta
vocative संबोधन	माणसा māṇsā	माणसांनो māṇsā̃no

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of माणूस (neut cons-stem with ū-deletion)

	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	माणसाचा māṇsāċā	माणसाचे māṇsāċe	माणसाची māṇsācī	माणसाच्या māṇsācā	माणसाचे, माणसाचं māṇsāċe, māṇsāċa	माणसाची māṇsācī	माणसाच्या1 māṇsācā1
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	माणसांचा māṇsā̃ċā	माणसांचे māṇsā̃ċe	माणसांची māṇsā̃cī	माणसांच्या māṇsā̃cā	माणसांचे, माणसांचं māṇsā̃ċe, māṇsā̃ċa	माणसांची māṇsā̃cī	माणसांच्या1 māṇsā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• माणुसकी (māṇuskī, “humanity”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “माणूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “माणूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “माणूस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māˊnuṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press