मणि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇí).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.niː/

Noun

मणि • (maṇi) m (Urdu spelling منی‎)

  1. jewel, gem
    Synonyms: जौहर (jauhar), रत्न (ratna)

Declension

Declension of मणि
Singular Plural
Direct मणि (maṇi) मणि (maṇi)
Oblique मणि (maṇi) मणियों (maṇiyõ)
Vocative मणि (maṇi) मणियो (maṇiyo)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moni- (“ornament, jewel”), from *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬎-𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌‎ (zarənu-maini, “with a golden neck ornament”), Latin monile (“jewel”), Old Norse men (“necklace”), Old English mene (“necklace”).

Pronunciation

Noun

मणि • (maṇí) m

  1. jewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet, globule, crystal
  2. magnet, loadstone
  3. (anatomy) glans penis
  4. name of the jewel-lotus prayer
  5. the hump (of a camel)
  6. the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goat's neck
  7. A male given name.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of मणि (maṇí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मणिः
maṇíḥ		 मणी
maṇī́		 मणयः
maṇáyaḥ
Vocative मणे
máṇe		 मणी
máṇī		 मणयः
máṇayaḥ
Accusative मणिम्
maṇím		 मणी
maṇī́		 मणीन्
maṇī́n
Instrumental मणिना / मण्या¹
maṇínā / maṇyā̀¹		 मणिभ्याम्
maṇíbhyām		 मणिभिः
maṇíbhiḥ
Dative मणये / मण्ये²
maṇáye / maṇyè²		 मणिभ्याम्
maṇíbhyām		 मणिभ्यः
maṇíbhyaḥ
Ablative मणेः / मण्यः²
maṇéḥ / maṇyàḥ²		 मणिभ्याम्
maṇíbhyām		 मणिभ्यः
maṇíbhyaḥ
Genitive मणेः / मण्यः²
maṇéḥ / maṇyàḥ²		 मण्योः
maṇyóḥ		 मणीनाम्
maṇīnā́m
Locative मणौ
maṇaú		 मण्योः
maṇyóḥ		 मणिषु
maṇíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Less common

Derived terms

  • तृणमणि (tṛṇamaṇi, “amber”)

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0774
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