مان

See also: ـمان

Arabic

Root
م ي ن (m y n)
1 term

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /maː.na/

Verb

مَانَ • (māna) I (non-past يَمِينُ (yamīnu), verbal noun مَيْن (mayn)) (intransitive, poetic)

  1. to lie
    Synonym: كَذَبَ (kaḏaba)
    • (Can we date this quote?), al-Ḥarīrī, المَقَامَة الدِمْيَاطِيَّة [al-maqāma(t) ad-dimyāṭiyya, The Damiettan Episode]:
      فلمّا طَالَ أمَدُ ٱلانتِظارِ. ولاحَتِ ٱلشمسُ في ٱلأطْمارِ. قُلتُ لأصْحابي: قد تَناهَيْنا في ٱلمُهْلَةِ. وتمادَيْنا في ٱلرّحلَةِ. إلى أنْ أضَعْنا ٱلزّمانَ. وبانَ أنّ ٱلرجُلَ قد مان. فتأهّبوا للظّعَنِ. ولا تَلْووا على خضْراء ٱلدِّمَنِ. ونَهَضْتُ لأحدِجَ راحِلَتي. وأتحمّلَ لرِحلَتي.
      But the waiting dragged on, and the sun was peering through tattered gauze. "We have stretched our stay, and loafed about the journey, frittering away much time, and it turned out that the man had lied," I said, "So make ready to set out, and cleave not to greenery from dung." I then arose to load my saddle, to pack up for my journey.

Conjugation

Conjugation of مَانَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, no passive, verbal noun مَيْن)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَيْن
mayn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مَائِن, مَيَّان
māʔin, mayyān
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مِنْتُ
mintu
مِنْتَ
minta
مَانَ
māna
مِنْتُمَا
mintumā
مَانَا
mānā
مِنَّا
minnā
مِنْتُمْ
mintum
مَانُوا
mānū
f مِنْتِ
minti
مَانَتْ
mānat
مَانَتَا
mānatā
مِنْتُنَّ
mintunna
مِنَّ
minna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمِينُ
ʔamīnu
تَمِينُ
tamīnu
يَمِينُ
yamīnu
تَمِينَانِ
tamīnāni
يَمِينَانِ
yamīnāni
نَمِينُ
namīnu
تَمِينُونَ
tamīnūna
يَمِينُونَ
yamīnūna
f تَمِينِينَ
tamīnīna
تَمِينُ
tamīnu
تَمِينَانِ
tamīnāni
تَمِنَّ
taminna
يَمِنَّ
yaminna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمِينَ
ʔamīna
تَمِينَ
tamīna
يَمِينَ
yamīna
تَمِينَا
tamīnā
يَمِينَا
yamīnā
نَمِينَ
namīna
تَمِينُوا
tamīnū
يَمِينُوا
yamīnū
f تَمِينِي
tamīnī
تَمِينَ
tamīna
تَمِينَا
tamīnā
تَمِنَّ
taminna
يَمِنَّ
yaminna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمِنْ
ʔamin
تَمِنْ
tamin
يَمِنْ
yamin
تَمِينَا
tamīnā
يَمِينَا
yamīnā
نَمِنْ
namin
تَمِينُوا
tamīnū
يَمِينُوا
yamīnū
f تَمِينِي
tamīnī
تَمِنْ
tamin
تَمِينَا
tamīnā
تَمِنَّ
taminna
يَمِنَّ
yaminna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m مِنْ
min
مِينَا
mīnā
مِينُوا
mīnū
f مِينِي
mīnī
مِنَّ
minna

Central Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːn/

Verb

Northern Kurdish man

مان (man) (present stem مێن- (mên-))

  1. to stay, remain

Conjugation

Malay

Adverb

مان

  1. Jawi spelling of mana.‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀡 (māṇa), from Sanskrit मान (mā́na), from मन् (man, think, believe).

Pronunciation

Noun

ماݨ • (māṇm (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਣ)

  1. pride, ego
  2. arrogance
  3. proudness, pride
  4. pickiness, refusalsynonym of نَخْرَہ (naxrah)
  5. family; tribe

Declension

Declension of مان
singular plural
direct ماݨ (māṇ) ماݨ (māṇ)
oblique ماݨ (māṇ) ماݨاں (māṇāṉ)
vocative ماݨا (māṇā) ماݨو (māṇo)
ablative ماݨوں (māṇoṉ)
locative ماݨے (māṇe) ماݨِیں (māṇīṉ)
instrumental ماݨوں (māṇoṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “مان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਮਾਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 577

Sindhi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mã/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मया (mayā). Compare Hindi मैं (ma͠i) and Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ).

Pronoun

مان • (mān) (Devanagari मां)

  1. I
Sindhi personal pronouns
person direct oblique genitive dative
1st person Singular آئون (āū̃), مان (mā̃)आउं, मां مون (mū̃)मूं منهنجو (mũhinjo)मुंहिंजो مون کي (mū̃ khē)मूं खे
Plural اسين (asī̃)असीं اسان (asā̃)असां اسان جو (asā̃ jo)असां जो اسان کي (asā̃ khe)असां खे
2nd person Singular تون (tū̃)तूं تو (to)तो تنهنجو (tũhinjo)तुंहिंजो تو کي (to khe)तो खे
Plural توهين (tavhī̃), اوهين (avhī̃)तव्हीं, अव्हीं توهان (tavhā̃), اوهان (avhā̃)तव्हां, अव्हां توهان جو (tavhā̃ jo)तव्हां जो توهان کي (tavhā̃ khe)तव्हां खे
3rd person Nonspecific Proximal Singular Masculine هي ()ही هن (hina)हिन هن جو (hina jo)हिन जो هن کي (hina khe)हिन खे
Feminine هيء (hīa)हीअ
Plural هي ()ही هنن (hinani)हिननि هنن جو (hinani jo)हिननि जो هنن کي (hinani khe)हिननि खे
Distal Singular Masculine هو ()हू هن (huna)हुन هن جو (huna jo)हुन जो هن کي (huna khe)हुन खे
Feminine هوء (hūa)हूअ
Plural هو ()हू هنن (hunani)हुननि هنن جو (hunani jo)हुननि जो هنن کي (hunani khe)हुननि खे
Specific Proximal Singular Masculine اهو (iho)इहो انهين (inhẽ)इन्हें انهين جو (inhẽ jo)इन्हें जो انهين کي (inhẽ khe)इन्हें खे
Feminine اها (ihā)इहा
Plural اهي (ihe)इहे انهن (inhani)इन्हनि انهن جو (inhani jo)इन्हनि जो انهن کي (inhani khe)इन्हनि खे
Distal Singular Masculine اهو (uho)उहो انهين (unhẽ)उन्हें انهين جو (unhẽ jo)उन्हें जो انهين کي (unhẽ khe)उन्हें खे
Feminine اها (uhā)उहा
Plural اهي (uhe)उहे انهن (unhani)उन्हनि انهن جو (unhani jo)उन्हनि जो انهن کي (unhani khe)उन्हनि खे

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition

مان • (mān)

  1. from, out of

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मान (māna).

Noun

مان • (mānm (Hindi spelling मान)

  1. conceit
  2. arrogance
  3. honor
  4. respect
  5. pride
  6. regard
  7. dignity
  8. reputation

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit.

Adjective

مان • (mān) (Hindi spelling मान)

  1. like
  2. similar

Noun

مان • (mānm (Hindi spelling मान)

  1. measure
  2. dimension
  3. quantity
  4. amount
  5. magnitude
  6. rule
  7. warrant
  8. authority
  9. exactness
  10. likeness