मेनि

Sanskrit[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayHníš,^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to hurt, deceive”), which could be reduced from *meh₂- (“to beckon”) +‎ *-yeti.^[2]^[3] See also Latin maereo (“I am mournful”), Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive”).

मेनि • (mení) stem, f from √mī

Feminine i-stem declension of मेनि (mení)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मेनिः meníḥ	मेनी menī́	मेनयः menáyaḥ
Vocative	मेने méne	मेनी ménī	मेनयः ménayaḥ
Accusative	मेनिम् mením	मेनी menī́	मेनीः menī́ḥ
Instrumental	मेन्या / मेनी¹ menyā́ / menī́¹	मेनिभ्याम् meníbhyām	मेनिभिः meníbhiḥ
Dative	मेनये / मेन्यै² / मेनी¹ menáye / menyaí² / menī́¹	मेनिभ्याम् meníbhyām	मेनिभ्यः meníbhyaḥ
Ablative	मेनेः / मेन्याः² / मेन्यै³ menéḥ / menyā́ḥ² / menyaí³	मेनिभ्याम् meníbhyām	मेनिभ्यः meníbhyaḥ
Genitive	मेनेः / मेन्याः² / मेन्यै³ menéḥ / menyā́ḥ² / menyaí³	मेन्योः menyóḥ	मेनीनाम् menīnā́m
Locative	मेनौ / मेन्याम्² / मेना¹ menaú / menyā́m² / menā́¹	मेन्योः menyóḥ	मेनिषु meníṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “māyā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 349-350
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2. mei-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 710
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) chapter 358, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page maereō