मान

See also: माने

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːn/, [mä̃ːn̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मा (mā, “measure”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان‎)

1. measuring, measurement
2. a measure (how much; quantity, amount, value)

   Synonym: परिमाण (parimāṇ)

   मान ज्ञात करना ― mān gyāt karnā ― to calculate/derive a value

   एक कप गेहूँ का मान क्या है?

   ek kap gehū̃ kā mān kyā hai?

   How much wheat is in one cup?

3. standard

   स्वर्ण चलन मान ― svarṇ calan mān ― gold currency standard

Declension

Declension of मान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मान mān	मान mān
oblique	मान mān	मानों mānõ
vocative	मान mān	मानो māno

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मन् (man, “think, believe”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان‎)

1. respect

   Synonyms: इज़्ज़त (izzat), आदर (ādar)

   Antonym: अपमान (apmān)

   1. self-respect; self-esteem
2. pride, ego
3. (literature) a period of distress experienced by a heroine

Declension

Declension of मान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मान mān	मान mān
oblique	मान mān	मानों mānõ
vocative	मान mān	मानो māno

Etymology 3

Inflection of मानना (mānnā, “to accept, agree”).

Verb

मान • (mān) (Urdu spelling مان‎)

1. inflection of मानना (mānnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Marathi मान (mān).

Noun

मान • (mān) (Latin script man, Kannada script ಮಾನ)

1. back of the neck

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Konkani मान (mān).

Noun

मान • (mān) f

1. (anatomy) the back of the neck

See also

• घसा (ghasā, “throat”)
• गळा (gaḷā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna).

Noun

मान • (mān) m

1. respect

   Synonym: आदर (ādar)

   Antonyms: अपमान (apmān), अनादर (anādar), अवमान (avmān)

Declension

Declension of मान (mān)
direct singular	मान mān
direct plural	मान mān
	singular		plural
nominative	मान mān		मान mān
oblique	माना- mānā-		मानां- mānāN-
dative	मानाला mānālā		मानांना mānāNnā
ergative	मानाने mānāne		मानांनी mānāNni
instrumental	मानाशी mānāśi		मानांशी mānāNśi
locative	मानात mānāt		मानांत mānāNt
vocative	माना mānā		मानांनो mānāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मान
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	मानाचा mānāċā	मानाचे mānāce	मानाची mānāci	मानाच्या mānāca	मानाचे, मानाचं mānāce, mānāċa	मानाची mānāci	मानाच्या mānāca
plural subject	मानांचा mānāNċā	मानांचे mānāNce	मानांची mānāNci	मानांच्या mānāNca	मानांचे, मानांचं mānāNce, mānāNċa	मानांची mānāNci	मानांच्या mānāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• मान देणे (mān deṇe, “to respect”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “मान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• māna (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মান (Bengali script)
• මාන (Sinhalese script)
• မာန or မႃၼ (Burmese script)
• มาน or มานะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມານ or ມານະ (Lao script)
• មាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

मान m

1. Devanagari script form of māna (“pride”)

Declension

Declension table of "मान" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मानो (māno)	माना (mānā)
Accusative (second)	मानं (mānaṃ)	माने (māne)
Instrumental (third)	मानेन (mānena)	मानेहि (mānehi) or मानेभि (mānebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मानस्स (mānassa) or मानाय (mānāya) or मानत्थं (mānatthaṃ)	मानानं (mānānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मानस्मा (mānasmā) or मानम्हा (mānamhā) or माना (mānā)	मानेहि (mānehi) or मानेभि (mānebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मानस्स (mānassa)	मानानं (mānānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मानस्मिं (mānasmiṃ) or मानम्हि (mānamhi) or माने (māne)	मानेसु (mānesu)
Vocative (calling)	मान (māna)	माना (mānā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• মান (Assamese script)
• মান (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• માન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• មាន (Khmer script)
• ಮಾನ (Kannada script)
• ມານ (Lao script)
• മാന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• မာန (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମାନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මාන (Sinhalese script)
• మాన (Telugu script)
• มาน (Thai script)
• མཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Vṛddhi derivative of मन् (man, “to think; to form a thought”, root) +‎ -अ (-a) (nominalization suffix).

Noun

मान • (māna) root form, m

1. opinion; notion; conception; idea
2. purpose; wish; design
3. (also in the neuter) consideration; regard; respect; honour
4. a wounded sense of honour (anger or indignation excited by jealousy, caprice, or sulking)
5. pride; self-respect
6. self-conceit; arrogance; pride (in the negative sense)
   • c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 7.1:

     मानगतिं च दर्शयति सेतुसंक्रामभृतश् च भवति सर्वलोकस्य ।

     mānagatiṃ ca darśayati setusaṃkrāmabhṛtaś ca bhavati sarvalokasya .

     He seems to be giving way to pride, and meanwhile he serves as a bridge and a passage for everyone.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मान (mā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानः mā́naḥ	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मान mā́na	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मानम् mā́nam	मानौ mā́nau	मानान् mā́nān
Instrumental	मानेन mā́nena	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानैः / मानेभिः¹ mā́naiḥ / mā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानाय mā́nāya	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानात् mā́nāt	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानस्य mā́nasya	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानानाम् mā́nānām
Locative	माने mā́ne	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानेषु mā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मानधन (mānadhana)
• माननीय (mānanīya)
• मानवती (mānavatī)
• मानहानि (mānahāni)
• मान्य (mānya)

Descendants

• → Hindi: मान (mān)
• → Marathi: मान (mān)
• → Tamil: மானம் (māṉam)
• → Telugu: మానము (mānamu)
• → Punjabi: ماݨ‎/ਮਾਣ (māṇ)

Etymology 2

From मा (mā, “to measure; to mete out”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana, nominalization suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-.

Noun

मान • (māna) root form, m

1. a building; dwelling
2. altar

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मान (mā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानः mā́naḥ	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मान mā́na	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मानम् mā́nam	मानौ mā́nau	मानान् mā́nān
Instrumental	मानेन mā́nena	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानैः / मानेभिः¹ mā́naiḥ / mā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानाय mā́nāya	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानात् mā́nāt	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानस्य mā́nasya	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानानाम् mā́nānām
Locative	माने mā́ne	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानेषु mā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मान • (māna) root form, n

1. measuring; meting out
2. measure; measuring standard (such as a cord)
3. dimension; size; length (in space or time)
4. form; appearance
5. likeness; resemblance

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मान (mā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानम् mā́nam	माने mā́ne	मानानि / माना¹ mā́nāni / mā́nā¹
Vocative	मान mā́na	माने mā́ne	मानानि / माना¹ mā́nāni / mā́nā¹
Accusative	मानम् mā́nam	माने mā́ne	मानानि / माना¹ mā́nāni / mā́nā¹
Instrumental	मानेन mā́nena	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानैः / मानेभिः¹ mā́naiḥ / mā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानाय mā́nāya	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानात् mā́nāt	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानस्य mā́nasya	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानानाम् mā́nānām
Locative	माने mā́ne	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानेषु mā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→Tatsama:

• Hindi: मान (mān)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “मानः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899), “मान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 809/1.